A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

[travman301]

LMAO, I read this after stumbling upon it through Wikipedia. It's pretty funny you should read it:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/leetspeak.mspx

An excerpt for your enjoyment:

"Letters can be substituted for other letters that sound alike. For example, you might replace the final letter S in a plural word with the letter Z, making your skills into "skillz". With the letter X replacing the letter C or K, the example becomes "sxillz". Then using numbers and symbols, you might end up with "5x1llz"."

"The suffix "0rz" might be appended to words for emphasis or to make them plural. For example, "h4xx0rz" or "sk1llz0rz," are plural or emphasized versions (or both) of hacks or skills."

Lol...

[rockincoke]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

"The suffix "0rz" might be appended to words for emphasis or to make them plural. For example, "h4xx0rz" or "sk1llz0rz," are plural or emphasized versions (or both) of hacks or skills."
J3XXPKN10047!!

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[Tibs]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

I definitely didn't read this years ago.

[kostkaskater]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

Bad Request.

[eurostud4]

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all I get is "bad request"

[wickedawesomeful]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

Bad request

onoez i broked it

[travman301]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

That's wierd. It works for me.

Edit: Here's the whole thing if you can't get it through the link.

Key points for interpreting leetspeek
Foster open communication. Your first step in understanding the way your children communicate should be to ask them. It's never too early to encourage healthy communication with your children about all aspects of computer usage.

Numbers and symbols replace the letters that they resemble.
You could write the term "leetspeak" as "!337$p34k". The character "!" replaces the letter L, "3" replaces E, and so on. Other examples of character/letter replacement might include "8" for B, "9" for G, and the number 0 for the letter O.

Letters can be substituted for other letters that sound alike.
For example, you might replace the final letter S in a plural word with the letter Z, making your skills into "skillz". With the letter X replacing the letter C or K, the example becomes "sxillz". Then using numbers and symbols, you might end up with "5x1llz".

Mistakes are left uncorrected.
Common typing errors such as "teh" instead of "the" are left uncorrected or deliberately adopted.

The suffix "0rz" might be appended to words for emphasis or to make them plural.
For example, "h4xx0rz" or "sk1llz0rz," are plural or emphasized versions (or both) of hacks or skills.

[jchinzilla]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

you forgot the top part

Like most things in youth culture, the acronyms, codes, and slang that kids use to communicate evolve so rapidly that by the time they're documented for adults, they've long since changed.

But here are a few general things it might be helpful to know, if you're trying to make sense of your kids' written communication style.

One term for digital slang is "Leetspeak." You can find entries in regularly updated online reference sites, such as Wikipedia, that contain extensive lists of sample terms and phrases under this keyword.

When last we checked, Leetspeak (or leet) could be defined as a specific type of computer slang in which the writer replaces regular letters with other keyboard characters to form words phonetically.

Reputed to have been originally created and used by computer hackers and online gamers, leet moved into the Internet mainstream.

Leet words are expressed in hundreds of ways, using a dizzying array of substitutions and combinations. Nearly all characters are formed as phonemes and symbols, but any given word can be interpreted in myriad ways. Here are a few general trends we think we've spotted.

l33tsp34k 15 s0 d1zyi|\|G 0/\/\G

[TD_Darkness]

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Move to TGB?

[KrystalN91]

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Why can't we all just type normally...it's faster and doesn't involve needing to have a secret code to read it.

[Ruu]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

Why can't we all just type normally...it's faster and doesn't involve needing to have a secret code to read it.

Because people like having a false sense of feeling different and loved.

[jchinzilla]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

because we like to confuse parents...duh?

[kostkaskater]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

Because people like having a false sense of feeling different and loved.

So true. So true.

[AriesMalvis]

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you kno i actually think my parents already understand that stuff...
they're weird

[tsugomaru]

Re: A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang

I remember reading this, thousands of years ago.

~Tsugomaru