FabSwingers.com forum: What words do you shorten when talking in real life ?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

When you’re having a convo (conversation) in real life do you shorten words to save time, I do, I sometimes say spag Bol instead of spaghetti bolognese, this is to save time so I can focus on more important things like my tireless charity work or naked wrestling.

Sometimes when busting for a wee I will ask where the ‘bog’ is instead of the lavatory convenience, this is to save time so my bladder isn’t irreparable damaged.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Definitely with you on the spag Bol OP, those foreigners always seem to have long words for stuff.

I mean, mange tout, what’s that all about, they’re peas fffs.

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Marks and Sparks.

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By *omewhatSlightlyDazedMan
over a year ago

Warwick Birmingham & YamYamLand

Cut for canal

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Instead of barbecue I say BBQ and instead of Asda I say The Asda.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don’t shorten words, I’m a trad eng gent!

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

That's just lazy Nora. Disappointed.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

Yo instead of hello.

Yo Dave! Looking hot today!

Thanks Loon (says Dave)

Laters Dave! I say (instead of Goodbye)

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

That's just lazy Nora. Disappointed.

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By *uffnsmovCouple
over a year ago

Leeds/Wakefield

I' Frm Yorksha. Al o' 'em

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

Instead of Dorothy Perkins I say Dot Perks

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By *ntrepid ExplorersCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Yo instead of hello.

Yo Dave! Looking hot today!

Thanks Loon (says Dave)

Laters Dave! I say (instead of Goodbye)"

"layers Dave" is three syllables, goodbye is too!

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By *ntrepid ExplorersCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

Instead of Dorothy Perkins I say Dot Perks"

Just say DP.

"I just love DP"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alright = orite

Home = yam

There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yo instead of hello.

Yo Dave! Looking hot today!

Thanks Loon (says Dave)

Laters Dave! I say (instead of Goodbye)"

You’ve saved at least 4 minutes there, more time to dance in the kitchen to ‘Double Dutch’

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

Instead of Dorothy Perkins I say Dot Perks

Just say DP.

"I just love DP" "

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Fam for family/ friends/ close associates

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

"Yo instead of hello.

Yo Dave! Looking hot today!

Thanks Loon (says Dave)

Laters Dave! I say (instead of Goodbye)

You’ve saved at least 4 minutes there, more time to dance in the kitchen to ‘Double Dutch’ "

You know it

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By *ntrepid ExplorersCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Alright = orite

Home = yam

There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at "

Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Alright = orite

Home = yam

There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at

Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat. "

Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Alright = orite

Home = yam

There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at

Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.

Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ?

*bites tongue

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Alright = orite

Home = yam

There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at

Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.

Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ?

*bites tongue "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I write no probs and obvs a lot because it’s lazy but I wouldn’t sayyy obvs - that’s too silly

Guilty of saying bog too

... so ashamed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im from hull so we shorten every word with a H we dont use H in speach at all lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Definitely with you on the spag Bol OP, those foreigners always seem to have long words for stuff.

I mean, mange tout, what’s that all about, they’re peas fffs. "

But mangetout ('eat it all') are not peas as such. They are very young peas still in the pod and hardly developed.

Pois is French for pea.

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By *b793Man
over a year ago

Yeovil

im one of them youngsters that try to shorten everything so i have to speak less and can sit in a corner looking at my phone more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sure if it’s the same some of thing, probably more of a regional accent thing but I get ribbed by colleagues for saying “t’ma’row” instead of tomorrow amongst others.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Not sure if it’s the same some of thing, probably more of a regional accent thing but I get ribbed by colleagues for saying “t’ma’row” instead of tomorrow amongst others."

T’ma’row are like big cucumbers.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I used to live with some Aussies and they would shorten Australia to Straya, this afternoon to arvo and chocolate biscuit to choccy biccy, they were the masters at cutting corners and getting shit done.

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By *inkySeeKinkyDoWoman
over a year ago

'tween PontyCarlo & CasVegas in West Yorks

Being a Yorkshire lassy, the time i have saved by exclaiming "Off t'shop" over a 49 year period had allowed me to have far more ladywanks than I'd have had if i had gone to THE shop instead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brb afk

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Being a Yorkshire lassy, the time i have saved by exclaiming "Off t'shop" over a 49 year period had allowed me to have far more ladywanks than I'd have had if i had gone to THE shop instead

I reckon you’ve saved months there, all that time spent better using The Wand.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Careful as the grammar police will be lurking

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By *ornyhappyCouple
over a year ago

perth

Don't think I really shorten anything, in fact I often use way more words than is probably necessary

I do know someone who, very annoyingly, uses text speak in actual conversation all the time.. LOL, OMG, WTF etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.

'Television set'

'Computer system'

'Mobile telephone'

I dont know why i do but i just do

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.

'Television set'

'Computer system'

'Mobile telephone'

I dont know why i do but i just do

You’re obviously a very Meticulous man!

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By *ack69erMan
over a year ago

Beverley

I don't shorten words as such, but I shorten sentences a lot.

For example, when something is broken, instead of explaining in detail what is wrong with it, I will just say "It's Fucked".

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don't shorten words as such, but I shorten sentences a lot.

For example, when something is broken, instead of explaining in detail what is wrong with it, I will just say "It's Fucked"."

The fucking fucker is fucked!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Who says PIN number and ATM machine?

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses. It saves so much time to say world wide web.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses. It saves so much time to say world wide web. "

There’s less vowels in World Wide Web

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses. It saves so much time to say world wide web. "

If I said 'world wide web' instead of 'www' some people would start typing 'world wide web'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't shorten words as such, but I shorten sentences a lot.

For example, when something is broken, instead of explaining in detail what is wrong with it, I will just say "It's Fucked"."

Omg that’s funny

I said ohhh myyyy god in my head I promise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Being a Yorkshire lassy, the time i have saved by exclaiming "Off t'shop" over a 49 year period had allowed me to have far more ladywanks than I'd have had if i had gone to THE shop instead

Seriously ... fab needs a LIKE button

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did this with the word funeral and said to to the widow, sorry about Charlie, that was great fun today. She’s never spoken to me since.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I don't do it but do use gestures to fully replace a few words and phrases

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

That's just lazy Nora. Disappointed.

I go for M&S

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By *ewfie02Couple
over a year ago

Ayrshire

"Alright = orite

Home = yam

There is likely lots more, that's pretty much how folk speak day to day where I'm at

Those aren't abbreviations, they're merely damning evidence of the social degeneration of the proletariat.

Could you possibly say that again in a language a pheasant can understand ?

Are you a pheasant? Or a peasant?

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By *ewfie02Couple
over a year ago

Ayrshire

"Im from hull so we shorten every word with a H we dont use H in speach at all lol"

It's Hell in Hull and Hassle in Hessle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fave = favourite

Probs (no probs) = no problem

Lush = luscious

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Fave = favourite

Probs (no probs) = no problem

Lush = luscious "

Mayo = mayonnaise

Reckon I’ve saved over 3 months saying Mayo instead of mayonnaise, freeing me up to follow my dreams.

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By *arex2Couple
over a year ago

Bradford

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Having moved to the Lancashire borders (or Lancs) I now say T' instead of "the".

When I'm laying/lying on my death bed I will smile smuggly to myself, thinking of all the hours I saved by saying T' instead of the.

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By *arex2Couple
over a year ago

Bradford

"When you’re having a convo (conversation) in real life do you shorten words to save time, I do, I sometimes say spag Bol instead of spaghetti bolognese, this is to save time so I can focus on more important things like my tireless charity work or naked wrestling.

Sometimes when busting for a wee I will ask where the ‘bog’ is instead of the lavatory convenience, this is to save time so my bladder isn’t irreparable damaged.

Big Blox instead of unfeasibly large testicles...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Having moved to the Lancashire borders (or Lancs) I now say T' instead of "the".

When I'm laying/lying on my death bed I will smile smuggly to myself, thinking of all the hours I saved by saying T' instead of the.

Freeing more time up to google kazoos

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sometimes when busting for a wee I will ask where the ‘bog’ is instead of the lavatory convenience, this is to save time so my bladder isn’t irreparable damaged.

Prett muc al o hem

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fave = favourite

Probs (no probs) = no problem

Lush = luscious

Mayo = mayonnaise

Reckon I’ve saved over 3 months saying Mayo instead of mayonnaise, freeing me up to follow my dreams. "

Coz* you're so right their

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fave = favourite

Probs (no probs) = no problem

Lush = luscious

Mayo = mayonnaise

Reckon I’ve saved over 3 months saying Mayo instead of mayonnaise, freeing me up to follow my dreams.

Coz* you're so right their

Ffs there* sorry up t'pub

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've acquired at least 20 more years of crochet time by not talking at all since '96.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"Having moved to the Lancashire borders (or Lancs) I now say T' instead of "the".

When I'm laying/lying on my death bed I will smile smuggly to myself, thinking of all the hours I saved by saying T' instead of the.

Freeing more time up to google kazoos

I'm carving my own from a peach pitt as we speak

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm northern we rarely say a full word and most of the time just make noises which most people local fully understand such as ahhhhhh with means yes

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

Obvs.

I'm slightly ashamed of myself

Mrs TMN x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Obvs.

I'm slightly ashamed of myself

Mrs TMN x"

Funny how it became obvs when it was natch in the 80s.

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

"Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses. It saves so much time to say world wide web. "

I much prefer Wibbly-Wobbly-Web on FlabSwingers

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"Why do people insist on saying double you, double you, double you for www addresses... "

But they don't. They say "dubudubudubu". All one word.

Or if using the name, they say "Welldwydweb".

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

I use ta several times a day

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The time I saved saying tru dat instead of true that, I’ve wasted on saying fo shizzle instead of for sure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The time I saved saying tru dat instead of true that, I’ve wasted on saying fo shizzle instead of for sure. "

What about bae?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The time I saved saying tru dat instead of true that, I’ve wasted on saying fo shizzle instead of for sure.

What about bae? "

Bae has saved me over 7 months in my lifetime, time I’ve spent wisely getting rejected by women.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

I save looaddsss of time saying ok instead of okay

also try saying “ain it” instead of “is it not”, you will have so much more time on your hands to enjoy the things you love doncha no

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By *wist my nipplesCouple
over a year ago

North East Scotland, mostly

"Obvs.

I'm slightly ashamed of myself

Mrs TMN x

Funny how it became obvs when it was natch in the 80s."

You could bring it back?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Obvs.

I'm slightly ashamed of myself

Mrs TMN x

Funny how it became obvs when it was natch in the 80s.

You could bring it back? "

Natch.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

WUU2 saves me many hours, meaning I can concentrate on my needlepoint and suchlike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.

'Television set'

'Computer system'

'Mobile telephone'

I dont know why i do but i just do

It gets called a mobile cellular telecommunication device in our house. No idea why.

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

"I never shorten words city, the same with names i always use full names.

'Television set'

'Computer system'

'Mobile telephone'

I dont know why i do but i just do

It gets called a mobile cellular telecommunication device in our house. No idea why.

Mr"

As I read about them before they were ever on the UK market, I've always called them cellular phones.

I hate the name 'mowbah'. Mowbah what?

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

Depends on who I am conversing with.

If the person I am talking to uses colloquial language, I will mirror with the same. This establishes a basic foundation of communication.

If they are more loquacious, I'll adapt my speech accordingly.

If they use slang, I'll do the same.

Essentially, I'll use the same manner and method of speech as the other party.

I even did this growing up. So with my Dad, it would be more slang/colloquial but with my Mother it was always formal.

Both my parents came from different social classes, and they retained these throughout their lives. Which meant having to be able to adapt on the fly to whichever parent you were speaking to.

Don't even get me started on how I managed when they were in the same room, which for my sake, was rarely if ever.

(Yes, I don't think they really liked each other, and their divorce seemed to indicate that).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Marks and Sparks.

I just say marks

I say MnS

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By *ogueAngelMan
over a year ago

Near Bath / Bristol

I say "innit" but that's more through irony and in jest rather than actually wanting to say it. Still, it's short for "that is rather the case, isn't it".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I say "innit" but that's more through irony and in jest rather than actually wanting to say it. Still, it's short for "that is rather the case, isn't it"."

Just isn’t it

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