Christine Animal Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 If you want to know how to write like the youngsters [:)]Le langage texto de A à Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 With the T9 predictive texting on most modern phones (afaik) this gobbledigook shouldn't be necessary now. I use it in French and English and it's so quick using properly written whole words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I can sort of understand how one would want to abbreviate some words, and how it becomes a semi-code within a particular age group (roughly speaking).But I cannot work out how it is easier to write "mwa" instead of "moi". Really cannot see the interest in that.[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Mwa non ploo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 And there was me thinking that mwa was a lovey air-kiss [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 mdr ! é biz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 [quote user="5-element"]I can sort of understand how one would want to abbreviate some words, and how it becomes a semi-code within a particular age group (roughly speaking).But I cannot work out how it is easier to write "mwa" instead of "moi". Really cannot see the interest in that.[:-))][/quote]Ah, that's because "m" "w" and "a" each require you to press the key just once (each letter being the first one on that particular key) whereas to write "moi" requires you to press the keypad 7 times in total (I think....can't be bothered to go and find my phone to check).There's a whole new language evolving from textspeak vis predictive text (brought to my attention by the beloved Stephen Fry). For example, you might hear a member of "a particular age group" referring to something as "well book", meaning "well cool" (I can hear grammatical purists cringeing across most of continental Europe). This is simply because when you try to enter "cool" into a moile using predictive text, it'll give you "book" as the preferred alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 If this is the future, I'm happy to be left behind... [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 [quote user="You can call me Betty"]Ah, that's because "m" "w" and "a" each require you to press the key just once (each letter being the first one on that particular key) whereas to write "moi" requires you to press the keypad 7 times in total [/quote]Of course, I was thinking keyboard not texting, silly me,... thanks Betty, now it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotty Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks for that..fascinating!Another site (with a rudimentary dictionary) is http://www.dictionnairedelazone.fr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 C b1 ce thread ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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