OMG, I don’t C a chat glossary Thread poster: Gary Smith Lawson
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OMG, I don’t C a chat glossary After a recent search of the web and Proz for a glossary of cell phone / chat abbreviations, I have come to the conclusion that there has been very little serious study into the matter (but very much lurid and grotesque study, mostly involving sex and foul language that uses the abbreviation as a euphemism). Perhaps this is because purists (like ourselves) don’t wish to encourage this language. Nevertheless, we obviously need to be aw... See more OMG, I don’t C a chat glossary After a recent search of the web and Proz for a glossary of cell phone / chat abbreviations, I have come to the conclusion that there has been very little serious study into the matter (but very much lurid and grotesque study, mostly involving sex and foul language that uses the abbreviation as a euphemism). Perhaps this is because purists (like ourselves) don’t wish to encourage this language. Nevertheless, we obviously need to be aware of it. I checked the Proz forums and glossaries and found nothing really useful (correct me if I’m wrong). Moreover, a glossary would lack the necessary “grammar” notes for this new language and bilingualism is useless in this field anyhow. So I’ve decided to post this as a forum in the hope that Prozians can then add to the knowledge base, particularly in other languages. Please feel free to do so, but take care to add entire glossaries or links as opposed to one or two entries at a time, so as not to make the knowledge base unwieldly for others to use. If not, I'll have to post this as an article, and then you'll be sorry. ;.P Come to think of it, a punctation mark icon glossary would be handy, too, if anybody knows of one... d(-_-)d So, FWIW, here goes my drop in the ocean for English and Spanish text/chat language: EN: 1t = want 2 = to 4 = for 8 = ate (and homophones, e.g.: h8 = hate, L8 = late, m8 = mate, w8 = wait, gr8 = great, etc.) b = be c = see d = the n = and q = queue r = are t = tea u = you y = why afk = Away from keyboard btw = By the way brb = Be right back cud = Could fyi = For your information fwiw = For what it’s worth lol = Laughing out loud omg = Oh my God rrofl = Rolling round on floor laughing TM = Too much (+ noun) TNX = Thanks TYT = Take your time TXT = text (Note that "text" is also used as a verb, meaning “to send a text message”) ES: In Spanish (Europe and northern Africa), alphabetic letters can be used to represent syllables. For example: pk2 = pecados. As Spanish has few vowel sounds, these are often simply left out and the word is well understood (e.g.: vns sbdo? = ¿vienes el sábado? dnd = donde) The silent “h” is often omitted, much to the dismay of Spanish language teachers. More generally understood examples: bs = besos q = que pq = porque k = often used to replace the “que” sound/word and similar constructions. (e.g.: k krs? = ¿qué quieres?) m = me (pronoun) ns = nosotros ud = usted (a pre-cell phone abbreviation) t = te (pronoun) x = “por” o “ch” (e.g.: x la nxe = por la noche; dxt = deporte) ▲ Collapse | | | Karen Stokes United Kingdom Local time: 10:22 Member (2003) French to English txtng the gr8 db8 | Aug 16, 2010 |
txtng the gr8 db8 is a book by David Crystal you might like - including lists of text abbreviations in 11 languages... | | | mediamatrix (X) Local time: 05:22 Spanish to English + ... |
ASL: Age, Sex, Location BF/GF: Boyfriend, Girlfriend BRB: Be Right Back CD9: Code 9 - means parents are around GNOC: Get Naked On Cam (webcam) G2G: Got To Go IDK: I Don't Know LMIRL: Let's Meet In Real Life LOL: Laugh Out Loud MorF: Male or Female MOS: Mum Over Shoulder NIFOC: Naked In Front Of Computer P911: Parents Emergency ... See more ASL: Age, Sex, Location BF/GF: Boyfriend, Girlfriend BRB: Be Right Back CD9: Code 9 - means parents are around GNOC: Get Naked On Cam (webcam) G2G: Got To Go IDK: I Don't Know LMIRL: Let's Meet In Real Life LOL: Laugh Out Loud MorF: Male or Female MOS: Mum Over Shoulder NIFOC: Naked In Front Of Computer P911: Parents Emergency PAW: Parents Are Watching PIR: Parents In Room POS: Parents Over Shoulder PRON: Porn PRW: Parents Are Watching S2R: Send to Receive (this relates to pictures) TDTM: Talk Dirty To Me Warez: Pirated software ....learned and copied from my very own Facebooking teens ▲ Collapse | |
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Wow - but do people actually know/use all those...? I wouldn't have a clue. It seems like David crystal or teenagers are the ones to ask. :.) LOL | | | mediamatrix (X) Local time: 05:22 Spanish to English + ... Well, yes... | Aug 18, 2010 |
Gary Smith wrote: It seems like ... teenagers are the ones to ask. But whatever you do, don't ask the under-tens!!!! MediaMatrix | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » OMG, I don’t C a chat glossary Protemos translation business management system | Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!
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