In informal chat conversations online, I have seen Spanish speakers write the abbreviation "xq." What does this stand for, and why?
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I'd suggest you not to use them, It's a bad habit and mostly used by teenagers – Luis Carlos Nov 26 '11 at 19:02
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5There is a universal law that whenever you write against incorrect usage of language, you will invariably make a usage faux pas of your own for everybody to see. For instance some people would regard the omission of a full stop/period at the end of a sentence to be a bad habit. (-; – hippietrail Nov 27 '11 at 10:42
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I do it when I am in a hurry, texting, lazy or feel comfortable enough with someone to use it. If is something formal I would never use it – cayerdis May 22 '12 at 4:14
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It essentially means porque
x is widely recognized as the multiplication sign. To say it one says por.
x = Por
and q is the abbreviation of que. Being just a q there are no words I can think of that are monosyllables and that start with q. So it is safe to assume it is que.
q = que
xq = porque
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2«xk» means the same as «xq», just as «k» means the same as «q» and both mean «que» (or «qué»). But «xD» has nothing to do with «por». Texting is hard. – Brian Nov 25 '11 at 8:22
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3Porqué lleva tilde cuando se utiliza la forma de la pregunta "por qué" en forma indirecta, como sustantivo. Son tres formas diferentes. Ejemplo: "Le preguntaron el porqué de su vestimenta inadecuada" – MacGyver Jun 4 '12 at 23:04
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In SMS/chat slang:
- xq, xk, pq means "porque" or "por qué";
- x means "por", because it looks like × (multiplication sign);
- q or k means "que";
- xf means "por fa(vor)"
- qtl or ktl means "que tal";
- qtpsa or ktpsa means "que te pasa";
- = means "igual";
- + means "mas" or "más";
- - means "menos";
- s means "es";
- l means "el";
- d means "de";
etc.
Example:
"ktl?"
"+ o -"
"xk? ktpsa?"
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