PQ = Papier Q = Papier cul.

Every day at the office exposes me to more and more French slang and vocabulary.  With long days of graphic research for clients, these little moments are what keep me going.  

What I learned today:

1) PQ [pronounced Pée-Que] : common word for toilet paper.  It comes from papier cul which was shortened to papier Q and ultimately PQ.  We needed to order some PQ for the office today.

2) Null : means stupid/insignificant.  Has a bad conotation.  One of the most used words in the office.

3) Quasiment : means practically/literally.  My fellow stagiaire's favorite word.  He tends to abbreviate it to quasi.

4) Formation en alternance : working while in school or part time.  We are in the midst of trying to find stagiaires for the other departments and get at least 10 phone calls each day from potential candidates.  Today a girl called saying that she was looking for a formation en alternance and I heard a formation en 'acteur'.  From that I understood that she was studying acting and was very confused as this is a communications and design agency and not at all relating to acting.  I put the phone on hold to as JP what to tell her.  He explained that I misunderstood and she meant she was looking to do a part time stage.  We had a good laugh.

5) T'en pris : your welcome.  In Montreal, I was used to saying de rien as thank you.  Here no one says that - its either t'en pris when you tu-toi the person or vous en pris when you vous-voi. 

**I will continue this list as more vocabulary is introduced**