florge@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoDo other languages have similar acronyms to 'tbh', 'imo', 'smh', etc?message-squaremessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down16
arrow-up1142arrow-down1message-squareDo other languages have similar acronyms to 'tbh', 'imo', 'smh', etc?florge@feddit.uk to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareSneezycatlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-25 months agoAnd that’s why we say “porque sí” and not just “porque”. It’d be so confusing! :P It’s confusing enough, we actually have 4 different forms: Porque (because) Por qué? (why?) (el) porqué: the reason why Por (el/la/lo) que: I don’t think this is used anymore without the article, but some linguist correct me please. Most people don’t know how to use the latter two, even I am still confused about the last one.
And that’s why we say “porque sí” and not just “porque”. It’d be so confusing! :P
It’s confusing enough, we actually have 4 different forms:
Porque (because)
Por qué? (why?)
(el) porqué: the reason why
Por (el/la/lo) que: I don’t think this is used anymore without the article, but some linguist correct me please.
Most people don’t know how to use the latter two, even I am still confused about the last one.