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[crusin fools]

Hi everyone, I am new to cruise critic and want to ask a simple question..I feel kind of foolish but I will ask anyway...In reading your reviews I notice that you refer to you spouse as DH or DW...now I can guess what the second letter stands for but what does the first one ... the "D" stand for? Dearest, Darling, Devoted...:confused:

[Kindlychap]

Hi everyone, I am new to cruise critic and want to ask a simple question..I feel kind of foolish but I will ask anyway...In reading your reviews I notice that you refer to you spouse as DH or DW...now I can guess what the second letter stands for but what does the first one ... the "D" stand for? Dearest, Darling, Devoted...:confused:

 

Dreadful?

 

Drunk?

 

Disorderly?

 

Dumped?

 

Dopey?

 

Who knows......

 

Matthew

[caribbean dreams]

Don't feel foolish, it is a very common question for new people to the site, you will also be seeing other abbreviations, don't worry if you have to ask again.

[paul929207]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

The D in DH or DW does stand for dear.

[cruise_lover]

TA - Travel Agent

DD - Darling daughter

DS - Darling son

[eh2zed]

TA can also be Trans Atlantic just because English has so many double meaning words

LOL lots of laughs:D :D :D :D

IMO in my opinion

IMHO in my humble opinion

[agabbymama]

The one that stumped me when I first came onboard was

 

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

[Mines]

The one that stumped me when I first came onboard was

 

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

Not surprising, because those posters that use IMHO do not give the impression of being very humble at all.

[Tralynn]

Crusin Fools

Thanks for asking the question that I was too afraid to ask!

[CC Help Michell]

Another fairly common one is YMMV -- "Your mileage may vary." Not a car reference; basically it means "this is how it worked for us (or this is how we prioritize our time/money), but your experience and priorities may be different."

[crusin fools]

Thank you everyone for you response ...now I have a few more questions..how do you get those wonderful pictures near you name and how do you add your cruises at the bottom of you response?:o :confused: Pleae bear with me as I am not that computer literate either:eek:

[SheriNtexas]

Thank you everyone for you response ...now I have a few more questions..how do you get those wonderful pictures near you name and how do you add your cruises at the bottom of you response?:o :confused: Pleae bear with me as I am not that computer literate either:eek:

 

 

Look up at the top and click on FAQ, then do what I did when I first came here-start reading!! :) there are tons of questions there that others have asked, and you may find the answer you are looking for. I will also share something with you that I didn't know about when I started posting here-to find the threads here that you either started or replied to, click on the User CP up at the top and it will have a list of all the threads you posted to.

[megr1125]

Up top there is a section USER CP

 

if you go there you can do lots of stuff like edit your avatar (the little pic by your name---some people use the ones there, others use a photo they took (mine's a towel animal) and posted [i did it-no clue how i did-but i'm not good with sending/posting pix and i was able to figure out how to do it, so i am sure you can too!!! )

 

if you go to 'edit signature' that's how you get all that stuff like the countdown clock and all. ALthough, there is a section 'countdown clocks' up top too......[both USER CP and COUNTDOWN CLOCKS are in that peachish-pinkish colored section]

 

hth (hope that helps)

[newmexicoNita]

Hi everyone, I am new to cruise critic and want to ask a simple question..I feel kind of foolish but I will ask anyway...In reading your reviews I notice that you refer to you spouse as DH or DW...now I can guess what the second letter stands for but what does the first one ... the "D" stand for? Dearest, Darling, Devoted...:confused:

Welcome and yes, you are right, the D normally stands for dear, but you can make it stand for anything you want, even damn I guess?

 

You will see lots of this SIL, son in law, LOL, etc.

 

Nita

[Krazy Kruizers]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

[SheriNtexas]

Welcome and yes, you are right, the D normally stands for dear, but you can make it stand for anything you want, even damn I guess?

 

You will see lots of this SIL, son in law, LOL, etc.

 

Nita

 

 

I have a very interesting story of what happened to me when i first got on AOL years ago, and it is related to this topic. Now if i can tell it without the post getting pulled:D-A woman on a messageboard had asked what DH means and a woman replied that SHE sometimes think that DH means "a D word rhyming with Rick" head, only she had a "D" and --- after it. I replied to the post and did the LOL thing, which i had recently learned. Later i was notified that the post was pulled because it contained an implied bad word. I was confused, and told my then husband, what is wrong with her calling her husband a DORKhead?? He just looked at me and said, "I don't think she was saying DORK"! It took me a few more seconds to "get it" :D :o :o

[kanigeta]

Not surprising, because those posters that use IMHO do not give the impression of being very humble at all.

 

IMHO that's not always true ;)

[iheartbda]

I have a very interesting story of what happened to me when i first got on AOL years ago, and it is related to this topic. Now if i can tell it without the post getting pulled:D-A woman on a messageboard had asked what DH means and a woman replied that SHE sometimes think that DH means "a D word rhyming with Rick" head, only she had a "D" and --- after it. I replied to the post and did the LOL thing, which i had recently learned. Later i was notified that the post was pulled because it contained an implied bad word. I was confused, and told my then husband, what is wrong with her calling her husband a DORKhead?? He just looked at me and said, "I don't think she was saying DORK"! It took me a few more seconds to "get it" :D :o :o

 

Now you have me LOL!!

[newmexicoNita]

I have a very interesting story of what happened to me when i first got on AOL years ago, and it is related to this topic. Now if i can tell it without the post getting pulled:D-A woman on a messageboard had asked what DH means and a woman replied that SHE sometimes think that DH means "a D word rhyming with Rick" head, only she had a "D" and --- after it. I replied to the post and did the LOL thing, which i had recently learned. Later i was notified that the post was pulled because it contained an implied bad word. I was confused, and told my then husband, what is wrong with her calling her husband a DORKhead?? He just looked at me and said, "I don't think she was saying DORK"! It took me a few more seconds to "get it" :D :o :o

This just shows you are a sweet southern gal that doesn't have a dirty mind. LOL

[RetiredMustang]

Now you have me LOL!!

 

Or ROTFLMAO! (for OP -- Original Poster -- this means "rolling on the floor, laughing my (figure it out) off!") That is a very funny story!

 

 

Mines,

 

I have actually seen IMAO sometimes (In My Arrogant Opinion) :D instead of IMHO. Some do JMHO (Just MHO).

 

 

Some of the abbreviations are usual text messaging/emailing ones, like BTW (by the way), but some I've not seen except on CC (Cruise Critic), such as HM (Hotel Manager). They may be used elsewhere, but I just haven't encountered them.

 

Dave

[SheriNtexas]

This just shows you are a sweet southern gal that doesn't have a dirty mind. LOL

 

 

Well, I DO declare, y'all are too kind! :D ;) Ok Ok, so I'm not THAT southern!

[rianvi]

When I started on these boards, I didn't know what any of the short forms meant. As for the other options, I am still learning.

Peace, Anna:)