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Mirage
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| Eric wrote: | | Mirage wrote: | | Speaking of the nude photo thing, can anyone tell me why everyone's spelling it "nood" or "noodz?" *scratches head* |
That's just one of many examples of internet l33t speak (which is short for the way that supposedly elite internet users communicate). I'm pretty sure that it started in the gaming community but has spread to be pretty common on the internet, mostly with the younger crowd in my experience. Personally I think it's pretty silly and I generally get a bad impression of people when I see them using it. *shrug* |
Ahh, ok. *smacks forehead* I probably should have realized that. I find it to be humorous more than anything else and have used it in sarcasm before, but actual serious conversation with l33t speak just seems to be a coping mechanism for the fact that the poster cant spell or use proper grammar.
[aside musings] I've been on the internet since the early '90's, and it's really odd how something like l33t just seemingly sprang up over night. [/aside musings] |
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Mirage
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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It's one thing to not know how to spell. It's another thing to not spell properly on purpose. What is the point then, exactly?  |
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Eric
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Jamidru wrote: | | Eric wrote: | | Mirage wrote: | | Speaking of the nude photo thing, can anyone tell me why everyone's spelling it "nood" or "noodz?" *scratches head* |
That's just one of many examples of internet l33t speak (which is short for the way that supposedly elite internet users communicate). I'm pretty sure that it started in the gaming community but has spread to be pretty common on the internet, mostly with the younger crowd in my experience. Personally I think it's pretty silly and I generally get a bad impression of people when I see them using it. *shrug* |
Eh Under chit chaty circumstances it's use would be one thing, at least overlookable.... But I agree with mirage that the subject is adult so they should reconsider such terms. |
I agree and have been known to use some of it sparingly myself, but when I see something like "i pwnd j00 like teh n00b u R wit mah l33t hax0rzz!!!!1111one1" I tend to just roll my eyes and do my best to make sure that person never has reason to ever interact with me. I'm also a bit of a grammar nazi though so I may be a special case.  |
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Kasdeja
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it makes you look KEWL, Mirage! 
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Eric
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Mirage wrote: | | It's one thing to not know how to spell. It's another thing to not spell properly on purpose. What is the point then, exactly? |
... because it's uber kewl?  |
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Mirage
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Eric wrote: |
... because it's uber kewl? |
| Kasdeja wrote: | | it makes you look KEWL, Mirage! |
*cue twilight zone music* 
I'm beyond l33t writing, so then that automatically means I'm beyond kewl. Pwned. |
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im uber gl@d tht im nt teh ohnlee 1 tht fnds ths "l33t" thng uber stoopid.
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Mirage
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| 7Harry7Potter7 wrote: | | im uber gl@d tht im nt teh ohnlee 1 tht fnds ths "l33t" thng uber stoopid. |
That makes my eyes hurt reading it. Did it make your hands hurt typing it? |
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7Harry7Potter7
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| Mirage wrote: | | 7Harry7Potter7 wrote: | | im uber gl@d tht im nt teh ohnlee 1 tht fnds ths "l33t" thng uber stoopid. |
That makes my eyes hurt reading it. Did it make your hands hurt typing it? |
lol! No, but it took like half an hour.
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Mirage
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| Ha! Guess we're not l33t enough. |
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Guess not.
*sigh*
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Mirage
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agent_fondue
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I fell like I lost a few brain cells just reading about that...
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Sorry Mirage didn't realize you were asking what el nood meant.
| Eric wrote: | | Jamidru wrote: | | Eric wrote: | | Mirage wrote: | | Speaking of the nude photo thing, can anyone tell me why everyone's spelling it "nood" or "noodz?" *scratches head* |
That's just one of many examples of internet l33t speak (which is short for the way that supposedly elite internet users communicate). I'm pretty sure that it started in the gaming community but has spread to be pretty common on the internet, mostly with the younger crowd in my experience. Personally I think it's pretty silly and I generally get a bad impression of people when I see them using it. *shrug* |
Eh Under chit chaty circumstances it's use would be one thing, at least overlookable.... But I agree with mirage that the subject is adult so they should reconsider such terms. |
I agree and have been known to use some of it sparingly myself, but when I see something like "i pwnd j00 like teh n00b u R wit mah l33t hax0rzz!!!!1111one1" I tend to just roll my eyes and do my best to make sure that person never has reason to ever interact with me. I'm also a bit of a grammar nazi though so I may be a special case. |
Huh? 
Er and What may I ask is l33t?  |
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Mirage
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Leet speak is a way of typing used on the internet. It modifies letters with symbols and numbers and weird spellings and whatnot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L33t |
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