As much as I despise the use of the el-oh-el acronym, which seems to act as punctuation in some conversations I have with certain people, it is very much a part of everyday internet/mobile vocabulary. The French, being French, have unsurprisingly come up with their own alternative for this (highlight here: painfully ubiquitous throwaway pseudo-punctuation ) cheeky little word, and some other equivalents too…

- MDR is the LOL equivalent in French, meaning “mort de rire”, or dying with laughter, roughly translated.
- PTDR is a little stronger, akin to ROFL: “pété de rire”, or farting with laughter, roughly translated.
- KCDR is the strongest,  from “cassé de rire”, meaning broken with laughter – KC = Kah-say = cassé.

French “internautes” (internet users) also use LOL and WTF in their online/mobile dialogue, such is the international reach of English, but it can also be good to know a few French equivalents.

- TG is the vulgar way to tell somebody to stop talking (ta gueule – shut your mouth/gob/trap) (cf. STFU)
- OSEF is the less vulgar way of saying the same thing – who cares, or “on s’en fout”.