Forum Acronyms

[Anonymous]

I'm new here but keep getting lost in a sea of acronyms. Is there already a thread listing the main ones? If not could we please start one here and maybe make it a sticky?

[myjourney]

http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/User-Guidelines-General/Common-Abbreviations/m-p/88458

[takeshi74]

^ Linked in Frequently Requested Threads which is a sticky in this subforum.

[Mrm-na]

The use of excessive acronyms seems to be a common habit on credit forums. It does make them frustrating to people who don't read them every day.

I can't figure out why <shift> "DW" </shift> is any easier to type than "wife", for example, but that's what people like to do.  Eventually you do get used to it and things get easier to read.

I think people don't realize they're doing it, as I often see alphabet soup get posted in response to questions from new users.

[Anonymous]

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@Mrm-na wrote:

The use of excessive acronyms seems to be a common habit on credit forums. It does make them frustrating to people who don't read them every day.

I can't figure out why <shift> "DW" </shift> is any easier to type than "wife", for example, but that's what people like to do.  Eventually you do get used to it and things get easier to read.

I think people don't realize they're doing it, as I often see alphabet soup get posted in response to questions from new users.

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I like to have another tab open when I'm reading here, and have the acronyms thread showing on it.