DNI stands for do not interact: don't message, comment, like or follow. People put it in the description of their social media profile (the bio) and list after it who they want to keep away: dni: under 18, haters. The tone is firm but not rude; it's a way of setting boundaries. It isn't used in emails or private messages, let alone in IELTS; the neutral version is Please don't contact me.
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dni: + group of people; dni if you + verb / you're + adjective; dni in a profile bio
- my bio says dni if you're rude, so i just blocked him
- she added 'dni: spoiler accounts' to her bio after the finale
- dni if you're only here to argue, this is a fan art account
What changed
First versiondni if you under 18
Revisiondni if you're under 18
In a short bio line the verb is easy to drop, but an English clause needs one: dni if you're under 18, where 're is the short form of are.
Don't mix it up with dm: dm me means message me privately, an invitation to talk, while dni asks people not to contact you at all. The two can sit side by side in one profile: dm for collabs, dni if you're rude.
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Her fan account bio says '___ if you post spoilers' because she hates finding out the ending early.
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dni — She doesn't want to see spoilers, so she asks people who post them to stay away: dni. Dm would do the opposite and invite spoiler fans to message her privately.
Write a line for a fan account bio: start with dni and name one group of people you're asking not to contact you.
dni if you're under 16, this account posts horror film reviews.
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