Silly question - what does OP and DH mean??
 

Am sure I'll be ROFL when I find out, but for some reason don't know what DH means....dear husband or something?? Also wondering about OP referring to someone else (WAIT! does it mean "other poster"?? I may have just answered my own question)

This is such a wonderful forum. Have been asking a lot of questions, but have also tried to respond to people with questions about places I've been or where I live (SF Bay Area). People truly seem to want to help.

Sheepishly,

Leslie

You got it Leslie! Dear husband and original post or poster.

Irego
Whew! Thanks for quick response to spare me the embarassment...!

It reminds me of a company I worked for that had 3 classes of email, messages from senior management, general business emails, and third class, I want to sell my car, etc....

One day, a gentleman, as a joke, put out an email saying that the company was running out of two and three letter acronyms, so you need to sign up now to reserve yours. He received hundreds of emails from people wanting to reserve.

There are many meanings, but Fodors, to my knowledge has not standard acronyms.

OP http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/OP choose one

DH http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/2750.page Choose one, though it probably means Dear Hubby, or in certain circles, Dear Hitler.

Leslie - I posted on a website for quite a few months before I realized that PO on that particular website meant 'Previous Owner'.

I'm not sure what I thought it meant but I was really glad when the "Duh!" light bulb went off :D

You often see DH & DD but rarely DW & DS. Why?

yes... i am with you. this is a wonderful forum and such help. i couldn't travel without them. just a note-- i think OP is usually used to mean "original poster" -- so you may not want to refer to just any other poster with OP.
kawh (also s.f. bay area)

Thanks for the reference to the acronyms dictionary so that I could find out what ROFL means! Sorry, here in the French countryside, we dont get as much access to all these acronyms.

DH, DD etc sound so twee to me, I would rather not mention them at all.

I had the same question when i first joined Fodors, but very soon i discovered the meaning of these acronyms...
What still is a mystery to me, is why people are referring to DH and not just to their husband?

<< What still is a mystery to me, is why people are referring to DH and not just to their husband >>

1. They think it's chic
2. Fewer letters to type (for lazy responders)

Besides being twee, these acronyms can be confusing:
E.g., does BF mean boyfriend or best friend?
Is SIL sister-in-law or son-in-law?
And do we really need to know all these relationships?

When in Rome/the Forum, do as...

Wink-wink (I don't use those emoticons often enough to know how to access them!)

I thought DH was Dear Heart

"..2. Fewer letters to type (for lazy responders).."

Actually many of these acronyms are derived (or are an extension) from phone texting messages, where it costs $$$ (or used to) for every letter or symbol typed, and where no one wants to read a long wordy message on a phone screen.
Thus it wasn't due to laziness, but economy that such writing styles arose, even if they are now being used in circumstances where they don't have to be. Other such abbreviations include r (are), u (you), b4 (take a guess...), m8, etc.
As an added bonus, you might even begin to understand those cryptic licence plates better now.

<< What still is a mystery to me, is why people are referring to DH and not just to their husband >>

Because I think my husband is darling. :)

<< Because I think my husband is darling>>

aren't they all?

I´m surprised there isn´t a movement to use (instead of DW) any or all of OH (Other Half), BH (Better Half), EI (´Er Indoors) or SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed). Or we could combine a couple of slangs and have MOD (My Old Dutch).

i vote for SWMBO... but not sure DH would agree.

Sure have enjoyed all these responses! I use another forum all the time for Irish traditional music (I play tin whistle in our local pub at an Irish session). The members can be SOOO holier than thou and sometimes hostile that I hate to even post a question. Fodors is so helpful and friendly in contrast. In the other forum, my silly question about what DH meant would generate responses starting out with the equivalent of "you complete idiot..." !!!
Thanks again for your usual helpful and fun responses.