• nicolairathjen@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Yes. Here are some common ones in my native language, danish:

    • pga: på grund af (because of)
    • dvs: det vil sige (used for adding additional explaination)
    • ift: i forhold til (in relation to)

    I’m certain there are also some more modern slang abbreviations in use, but these change relatively frequently, like they do in English.

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      4 months ago

      Those are official abbreviations that can be found in a dictionary.

      The ones OP posted aren’t all official. TBH and SMH are official. IMO is internet slang.

      There’s not a lot of consensus on internet slang abbreviations in Danish. It was more common back in the texting days, when all girls would end their messages with an S for “smiling”, SS for “smiling sweetly”, or KKK for “hugs hugs and kisses”.

      Someone once made an index: https://www.telemarkedet.dk/sms-ordbog-sms-sprogets-forkortelser

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            4 months ago

            I always read it as *griner griner*, even though i know it was supposed to be griner godt lol.

            I feel like the difference between good game and laughing would be the asterixes.

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      4 months ago

      Question from a curious mountainmonkey: We have the same phrases and abbreviations up here, and is Danish equally as subject to people abusing “I forhold til” when they actually mean “I forbindelse med” or “med tanke på” ?

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        4 months ago

        Yes, they’re abused and mixed up. Best writing practice is to avoid them, because these phrases can often be left out in the first place or at least written more clearly.

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      4 months ago

      Is there also an abbreviation similar to Swedish m.v.h. (med vänliga hälsningar) or German MfG (Mit freundlichen Grüßen)?

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        Mvh. exist and is used commonly in Danish. It’s considered old-fashioned. The modern version is just Vh.