I don't have ANY collegues that refer to their spouse as their ' Dear Husband '. My husband is dear to me yet I don't coin him this term in normal conversations either. Is there a subculture which I'm not aware of that prefers to use the, ' DH/DW/DS/DD ' ? I've encounter this more and more frequently in online forums.
2007-03-13 13:47:32 · 4 answers · asked by Suz E. Home BAKER 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Pardon me for the 'ppl'.
2007-03-13 13:50:15 · update #1
Yes, and it is annoying to me, because I don't or have I ever heard a real person in conversation refer to their husband as their "dear husband". I always thought that was super wierd, and wondered where it came from.
2007-03-13 13:51:28 · answer #1 · answered by Kristine R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because DH is shorter than writing out Dear husband or even just husband when referring to their spouse.
2007-03-13 13:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom_Fighter_From_Mars 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In these days of computers, communication explosion, and SMS, people want to cram as much information in as short a time as possible. In the pocess, spelling is given a short shrift, and new abbreviations are being coined fast.
The acronyms you have referred to are a product of this fast pace. It is certainly discomforting, and also difficult to keep track of. Sometimes some abbreviations could mean different things to different people, especially those who are not familiar with the latest 'trends'. This is a price we have to pay for improvement in technology!
2007-03-13 15:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its just computer terminology. Words or accrinyms that didnt exist 5 years ago are now on the dictionary. LOL, LMAO, KIT, BRB, all those including DH are part of our cyber world.
2007-03-13 14:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by MariChelita 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋