Clavardage
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Thanks to Skype for helping to implement yet another Frenglish portmanteau word (mot-valise) in the field of computers and internet. Here are a couple more examples from Wikipedia :
e-mail = courriel
spam = pourriel
spamming = pollupostage
messenger = messager, messagerie instantanée
chatroom = salon, bavardoire
chat [tʃat] = tchatche, dialogue en ligne, bavardage-clavier, clavardage
chatter [tʃaˌte] = tchatcher, dialoguer, clavarder, jaser (qc)
shopping = achats, magasinage (faire du shopping = faire les boutiques)
news = nouvelles, infos, actualités, actus
webmaster = webmestre, administrateur de site
home = accueil
home page = page d’accueil
podcast = balado
podcasting = diffusion pour baladeur, baladodiffusion