* RAS: This abbreviation probably comes from the army: “Rien à signaler”, or “nothing to report”. * PK: “ Pourquoi“, meaning “why”, or “Y”? * P2K: “Pas de quoi”, meaning “you’re welcome” (…not “your”!) * KOI29“: What’s up, or “ Quoi de neuf”: 2 = de, 9 =neuf. * KAN: Phonetic short for “ quand“, when. As in “ G la N“, I hate something, or “I H8”! * G:Just like C/c’est, this one stands for “ J’ai“, i.e. * ENTK: “En tout cas”, means “in any case”. * EDR or MDR: Either one, “ Écroulé de rire” or “Mort de rire”, they mean LOL! * DQP:Acronym for “Dès que possible”, or ASAP (As soon as possible!) “ Je suis cho pour sortir ce soir” (“Definitely wanna go out tonight.”) * cho: “chaud”, that’s “hot” (literally), designates when someone is motivated to do something, i.e. * C or Cé: Stands for “ C’est”, meaning “It’s” or “it is”. * bcp: “ Beaucoup“: Very much, as in “ merci bcp” (thanks a lot). ![]() The “1”, “ un“, makes up for the syllable “ -ien.” ![]() * auj: Abbreviation for “aujourd’hui”, meaning “today”. * ATT: “ à tout à l’heure“, as in “see you pretty soon”. * ASV: “ Âge, Sexe, Ville“, the equivalent of the English “ASL”, or “Age/Sex/Location”. ![]() * A+ or means “ À plus“, like “later”, or “l8r”. Voici donc une petite liste(So here’s a short list): To make sure you are au courant ( aware) of this emerging “ texto/SMS” lingua, I have compiled for you a few “must-know” abbreviations that you’d be sure to see in a French text message, or even while chatting on Skype, MSN, or Facebook ! To some people in France or French-speaking countries, text messaging has morphed into something of une langue en elle-même (a language in itself) !
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