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turkish abbreviations
1.       Sertab
136 posts
 17 Apr 2005 Sun 06:45 pm

Please could u tell me all the abbreviations ppl usually used when writing in forums and so on?

like naber, napiyorsun, etc etc bişi means bir şey?? I'm not sure about this one..

Şimdiden teşekkürler

2.       widdley
61 posts
 18 Jun 2005 Sat 03:38 am

Yes, I would really like to know if there are any abbrviationsthat we can use in turkish, also initials that are used like HGV in English "Heavy Goods Vehical"
Thanks
Liz
xx

3.       Daydreamer
3743 posts
 18 Jun 2005 Sat 10:58 am

recently i've learnt that when u speak u can use -cam instead of -cağım

for instance gelecem - geleceğim
gelecez - geleceğiz

also, i've noticed that Turkish people use NBR for "naber" (ne haber) and SLM (selam)

4.       Seticio
550 posts
 18 Jun 2005 Sat 11:21 am

or grşz for gorusuruz

5.       widdley
61 posts
 18 Jun 2005 Sat 11:31 pm

thanks for that Guys!!!
LIz
xx

6.       Lyndie
968 posts
 19 Jun 2005 Sun 03:26 pm

Actually, I would like to know the abbreviations they use in Turk/Eng dictionaries. the ones where they show whether a word is a noun, verb, adjective etc. I've tried to work it out but I guess i'm just too stupid. Can anyone help here? Thanks

7.       bod
5999 posts
 01 Dec 2005 Thu 04:47 pm

Quoting widdley:

HGV in English "Heavy Goods Vehical"



But HGV in English is almost part of the language. The only time you would use "Heavy Goods Vehicle" in full would be on official paperwork such as licences or during official speech such as in a legal capacity. Much the same is true for CD (Compact Disc). You put a CD in a CD player - you do not put a compact disc in a compact disc player!!!

There is a big difference between accepted parts of vocablary as above, and informal abbrebiations. English has always been full of the latter in written form but they are rare in spoken form. Tradional abbreviations include etc. (etcetera), ref. (reference) and misc. (miscellaneous).

In recent times other, more spurious, written abbreviations have entered the English language. This is mostly due to modern electronic communication methods (SMS, email, etc.). These include txt, lol, brb and m8.

Whenever I am writing anyhting that is likely to be read by anyone whose English is a second language, such as on this site, I try to avoid all abbreviations except intrinsic language components (e.g. SMS) and the most common tradional abbrebiations. Personally I would like to see others do the same both in English and Turkish as it makes the learning process easier. The accepted use of abbriviations will become clearer through use. The same is true for slang.

8.       Butterfly126
131 posts
 01 Dec 2005 Thu 04:53 pm

Hi Lyndie

I think they have these abbreviations in the front of my English/Turkish Dictionary. I will try and post them after work for you.

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