OT Use of the terms 'DH' and 'DD'

They're used in Australia along with abbreviations for other family members.

And here in the UK! :)

I beg your pardon. If you search my eposts, you'll for sure find references to DW (my Swedeheart). [alt.sewing, yarn, or quilting]

klh >I have never encountered the usage of 'DH' and 'DD' until I came to Usenet.

and I use DS all the time in reference to my son. There is also: DMIL, DFIL, DSIL, DBIL, DF, DM......dear mother in law, father in law, sister in law (or son in law), father (or friend) and mother

I'm glad to hear wives are not excluded from this charming custom! From its apparent widespread use, I'm going to conclude (for the time being) that it probably originated in Britain and exported to English speaking countries (with some obvious gaps :-] )

Sometimes it stands for "dang ..."

HTH

--Karen D.

DB can mean my Dear Brother or, if he's not in my good books, my son, the Dratted Brat! Doesn't hapen often, he's usually fairly good, but I draw the line at banana smoothie on the carpet...

These usages are fairly ubiquitous on Usenet.

Yes, it's used practically exclusively on the internet. :)

a lot of them, and there's also: *our* favorites don't seem to be there... HTH (Hope That Helps), HAND (Have A Nice Day),

Beverly

i've never come across them outside alt.sewing!

I used AOL for many years, and the terms DH or DW were quite common over there and not limited to region. The same goes for in-laws (DIL,MIL,etc.) DD (dear daughter)DS(dear son) etc.

The one that can be confusing is "DSIL" which can be either "Dear Sister-in-Law" OR "Dear-SON-in-Law". Sometimes the context gives a clue, I rarely make blouses or skirts for my son-in-law. ;->

Beverly

DH, etc. seem to be endemic to needlework newsgroups and mailing lists. I first encountered it on the Big Knitlist, before getting usenet access, and I've not only never encountered it in a non-fiber forum, if I should be absent-minded enough to refer to "DH", I'm sure to inspire indignant queries as to who "DH" is.

D abbreviations seem to have been spawned by discussions of making garments for one's family. Could folks who hang out in art needlework groups -- quilting, for example -- tell us whether DH and DW and their DFs hang out with non-garment fibercrafters?

Joy Beeson