2023-05-05 05:37:24
Do you understand what “a lease”, “being in the sauce” or “in PLS” means? Or maybe you stayed at “keutru”, “boloss” or “ça boume” still thinking you were in on it? Do you not understand these words? Do not panic ! The “young talk” is constantly evolving.
Several phenomena are at work: contractions, songs, Internet codes… Young people have an endless imagination when it comes to creating new words. Foreign languages are an important source of inspiration for young people, with for example many words of Arabic origin: khalass, starfoullah… underlined in our columns Benjamin Valliet, teacher and author of “Lexicon your mother”. The language of Shakespeare is not to be outdone, in particular conveyed on video games and social networks.
A quiz to gauge your level of “speaking young”
Whether you are a high school student or it is your offspring, here are some guidelines for staying on top of the latest language developments. Le Parisien has concocted 20 questions for you from the newspeak of the youngest to bring you up to date and avoid looking like a “boomer”.
Share your score or this quiz to confront your loved ones.
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