Relative newbie to the forums here and have finally mastered much of the lingo (toad, 5er) and acronyms (TT, WD, TC). However, I can't seem to be able to tell from a lot of the thread titles whether a TV is a tow vehicle or a television until I read through a few of the posts. Can we all maybe rally around this ignorant Adirondack hillbilly and agree to some measure of consistency when referring to one or the other? Personally, I think the "medium that killed the family dynamic" is an appropriate though admittedly long-winded reference for a television. Instead, I find myself in favor of TV's (capitalized) being tow vehicle and tv's (lower case) being televisions but I'm certainly open to other suggestions. Any thoughts?

Many if not most subject lines are less than helpful in knowing what the topic is. As old-biscuit advised, good luck with that, but I do agree it can be confusing.

Generally speaking, if the thread is in the Towing, Tow Vehicles, Dinghy Towing, travel Trailer, or Fifth Wheel forums, there is a good chance TV, whether capitalized or not, is referring to a vehicle.If the thread is in Around The Campfire, General RVing Issues, or either motor home forum there is a good chance it is referring to a television set.As the OP stated, the best bet is to read the thread and find out what is being discussed. That is the ONLY way to be sure!

My DW wanted a tv for the TV when towing our TT to the CG :)

SparkDr wrote:I can't seem to be able to tell from a lot of the thread titles whether a TV is a tow vehicle or a television until I read through a few of the posts. Everything in context.. look at what forum you're in.No, nobody's going to adhere to arbitrary abbreviation dictates. That would be like herding cats. We're having a hard enough time with auto-complete on smart phones and various unconventional spellings of many words.

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48 Replies

FunnyCamper
Explorer II
Sep 15, 2015
:) :) :) newbie wanting to change this forum and the posters
good luck :) :)
dannytas
Explorer
Sep 15, 2015
DunellenGuy wrote:
On a serious note... As the writer of a post I always figure it's my job to communicate clearly what I want to say - not the reader's job to figure it out. So I usually avoid initials like DW and just say "my wife." Until they start charging us by the letter that is!

BTW it's OK to use LOL!

So...DW is 'dear wife' and you said 'my wife'...shouldn't that be MW??? Here we go again...:B
MilesandSmiles
Explorer
Sep 14, 2015
On a serious note... As the writer of a post I always figure it's my job to communicate clearly what I want to say - not the reader's job to figure it out. So I usually avoid initials like DW and just say "my wife." Until they start charging us by the letter that is!

BTW it's OK to use LOL!
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Sep 14, 2015
dannytas wrote:
Cummins12V98 wrote:
downtheroad wrote:
RedRam wrote:

Heck I thought Ford was still holding the No.1 spot as for trucks but we know Cummins is the best pulling engine.

Nah...Maybe in Texas, but not in the 'real' world.....:B

I am guessing the "Real World" is the West Coast where all the mountains are.

No problem with my "TV" towing a combined 32K in them there hills.

Op you are wasting your time! See what happens, it always turns in to a who's "TV" is bigger thread :B

We have 60" TV, that's pretty big???

Yes, yours is BIGGER! Ours is only 55":(
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Sep 14, 2015
If you read the post and have basic comprehension then you should be good to go.
dannytas
Explorer
Sep 13, 2015
Cummins12V98 wrote:
downtheroad wrote:
RedRam wrote:

Heck I thought Ford was still holding the No.1 spot as for trucks but we know Cummins is the best pulling engine.

Nah...Maybe in Texas, but not in the 'real' world.....:B

I am guessing the "Real World" is the West Coast where all the mountains are.

No problem with my "TV" towing a combined 32K in them there hills.

Op you are wasting your time! See what happens, it always turns in to a who's "TV" is bigger thread :B

We have 60" TV, that's pretty big???
tenbear
Explorer
Sep 13, 2015
If everyone used their signature to indicate their RV type and other details, it would make it much easier to answer the questions.

No, I didn't read all 5 pages of replies.
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Sep 13, 2015
downtheroad wrote:
RedRam wrote:

Heck I thought Ford was still holding the No.1 spot as for trucks but we know Cummins is the best pulling engine.

Nah...Maybe in Texas, but not in the 'real' world.....:B

I am guessing the "Real World" is the West Coast where all the mountains are.

No problem with my "TV" towing a combined 32K in them there hills.

Op you are wasting your time! See what happens, it always turns in to a who's "TV" is bigger thread :B
Cummins12V98
Explorer III
Sep 13, 2015
downtheroad wrote:
Heck, we can't even agree on the indisputable fact the Chevy/GMC make the best trucks.

And, everyone knows that it's true.

Me thinks your "TV is more like a "tv" ;)
JIMNLIN
Explorer III
Sep 13, 2015
Can we all agree?

'yer funnin' us right. :B

I've never read a thread on RV.net that everyone agreed.