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| - "Leet speak" is a form of writing which replaces letters with numbers or symbols that look similar; for example, 1337 translates as "leet", which means "elite." Leet may use slash marks to make letters, like |\|=n, |\/|=m, and \/\/=w. Sometimes people combine chat speak with 1337 $p33k. Chatspeak should not be confused with leet speak; chatspeak consists of abbreviations, like "lol" "rotfl" "lmao" or "lmfao," all of which indicate laughter. See also Letters 2 Numbers, Future Slang, and Techno Babble. We have a home page written like this.
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| - "Leet speak" is a form of writing which replaces letters with numbers or symbols that look similar; for example, 1337 translates as "leet", which means "elite." Leet may use slash marks to make letters, like |\|=n, |\/|=m, and \/\/=w. Sometimes people combine chat speak with 1337 $p33k. Chatspeak should not be confused with leet speak; chatspeak consists of abbreviations, like "lol" "rotfl" "lmao" or "lmfao," all of which indicate laughter. Leetspeak and especially Chatspeak often omit punctuation and capitalization. Originally this was for speed or for convenience in typing on handhelds, but now it is done for parody. Intentional misspellings like "teh" (the) and "pwn" (own, i.e. defeat) are also common, as are substitutions of "x" for "ks" or "z" for "s" and the "or" suffix/infix, which can be silent ("haxxorz" can mean "hacks" or "hackers"). Also, you should always switch "f" with "ph" (phreak) and the reverse (fone) at the beginning of a word. And most of all, leetspeak should never be consistent. Different numbers/symbols should be substituted for the same letter with a single sentence, or even within a single word. The more random it seems, the better. See also Letters 2 Numbers, Future Slang, and Techno Babble. We have a home page written like this.
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