Can you share examples of txtspeak from other languages?

Great question! The only French bit I know is “a+”, for ”à plus tard”, “see you later”.

In spanish you will often see q or k, shorthand for que, meaning that

OMD = French OMG

I love french text speak though unfortunately I can’t remember much since I learned it in school. I’ll see if I can dig up my old books :P
I think though that they also shorten que to k or q like in spanish as @hug_of_war said

@Harp, what did you call me?!?

@robmandu: either “later, gator,” or “wing nut.”

Here’s an example. I have no idea whether the translations are correct.

voila sa c théo 1 gro pomé du bahu lol!!! g d cone mdr!! c mon meilleur pote il tro s1pa on c clate tro o bahu enssemble top d lire mdr!!! a+ mek by !!!

Voilà ça c’est Theo un gros paumé du bahut. LOL!!! Je déconne MDR [Mort de rire]!! C’est mon meilleur pote. Il est trop sympa. On s’éclate trop au bahut ensemble. Top délire MDR!! A plus mec. Bye!!

This is Theo a fat loser from school. LOL!! I’m joking LOL!! It’s my best friend. He is too nice. We have too much fun together. Top fantastic LOL!! See you soon mate. Bye.

@robmandu Don’t take it personally. That’s what they call all Americans

@gailcalled Wow, nice find!

Huh… wonder if there’s a direct transliteration for LOL that works in French?

That’s cool!

They seem, from the one example that I found, to have adopted lol, unfortunately.

@Harp: Speaking of slang, have you seen “The Class”? From an autobiographical book called Entre les Murs, by a teacher in a middle school in one of the Paris slums. He has the lead role in the film. The french did NOT have the imprimatur of L’Academie.

@robmandu “Eclater de rire” would be the direct translation; Their MDR (mort de rire= died laughing) must be like our ROFL.
@gailcalled Not yet; it’s on my list :)