I just saw a phrase on the internet which said, "you are already 2n6w". What in the world does "2n6w" mean?
I have no clue, I can ask my kid...
know.
It's not really 'internet' speak, but leetspeak...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leetspeak
and it's still st00pid... IMO. ;D
V/R,
It's similar to this:
Quote
5t d5dn't w6r2 t6 restart 0y c60*4ter, b4t than2s f6r the s4ggest56n. And at 3east s60e6ne can 4nderstand what 5'0 say5ng, g66d w6r2 16sh! the b3an2 5n the f5rst *aragra*h 5s a *6rtab3e c60*4ter... 3a*t6*! Anyh6w than2 y64 16sh... any6ne 2n6w what t6 d6+
doesn't it make sense? :o You can do it too, if you have a laptop without a separate number pad, turn on the number pad on the letters and it does it for you (for the most part) ;D
0h c0m3 0n y0u n00bz, !t's n0t th4t h4rd t0 und3rst4nd!
th1s r0xorz!
:P
Quote from: PhoenixCadet on April 27, 2007, 10:33:49 PM
0h c0m3 0n y0u n00bz, !t's n0t th4t h4rd t0 und3rst4nd!
th1s r0xorz!
:P
OK....Its official....I'm old.
Quote from: CadetProgramGuy on April 28, 2007, 02:55:11 AM
OK....Its official....I'm old.
Nah... Like me, you just have better things to do with your time, thassall.. Or as I like to say, simple minds are easily amused.. >:D
V/R,
Quote from: PhoenixCadet on April 27, 2007, 10:33:49 PM
0h c0m3 0n y0u n00bz, !t's n0t th4t h4rd t0 und3rst4nd!
th1s r0xorz!
:P
I have no idea what you're talking about, so...
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And what is this "r0xorz" you speak of?
Quote from: LTC_Gadget on April 28, 2007, 03:00:35 AM
Quote from: CadetProgramGuy on April 28, 2007, 02:55:11 AM
OK....Its official....I'm old.
Nah... Like me, you just have better things to do with your time, thassall.. Or as I like to say, simple minds are easily amused.. >:D
V/R,
As my official 101st post.......
Uh huh huh huh............
Ah yes l33t speak...
Mainly a typing form used among gamers.
bad grammar ftw!
Quote from: 12211985 on April 28, 2007, 03:06:51 AM
r0xorz
l33t to English translation for 'r0xorz' = Rocks!
Quote from: PhoenixCadet on April 28, 2007, 06:00:56 AM
Quote from: 12211985 on April 28, 2007, 03:06:51 AM
r0xorz
l33t to English translation for 'r0xorz' = Rocks!
Then wouldn't it be 'r0xz'? 'r0xorz' sounds more like 'rockzors', which makes no sense.
Quote from: 12211985 on April 28, 2007, 06:45:54 AM
Quote from: PhoenixCadet on April 28, 2007, 06:00:56 AM
Quote from: 12211985 on April 28, 2007, 03:06:51 AM
r0xorz
l33t to English translation for 'r0xorz' = Rocks!
Then wouldn't it be 'r0xz'? 'r0xorz' sounds more like 'rockzors', which makes no sense.
I know, it doesn't make sense... I don't speak l33t... I'm just copying what I see, and I always see 'r0xorz'.
I dunno.
Here's one I really don't get: 'the big 111.' What does 'The big 111' mean?
Example:
"r0xorz th3 big 111 d00d!"
WOOT! I aRe TEh wIn!
Gentlemen... you are now observing the decline and fall of the English language as she is now written and spoken. Nothing grates me more than leet-speak. Total and utter laziness in the grammar and spelling department.
Showing my age, huh? (42.) ;D
Quote from: AlphaSigOU on April 28, 2007, 04:56:20 PM
Showing my age, huh? (42.) ;D
42, the answer to life, The universe and everything. ;D
Im only 22 and I am (at times) a serious gamer. Even so I didnt understnad a single bit of this gibberish.
Quote from: mlcurtis69 on April 28, 2007, 05:31:52 PM
Quote from: AlphaSigOU on April 28, 2007, 04:56:20 PM
Showing my age, huh? (42.) ;D
42, the answer to life, The universe and everything. ;D
Google says so too. You do a search for "what is the answer to life the universe and everything (http://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+answer+to+life+the+universe+and+everything&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)," and it does the calculations.
Wow! I did not know about all this internet abbreviations. It is enough to drive me crazier.
Quote from: SAR-EMT1 on April 28, 2007, 07:16:25 PM
Im only 22 and I am (at times) a serious gamer. Even so I didnt understnad a single bit of this gibberish.
I'm young too, and I don't understnad a single bit of this gibberish either.
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Quote from: AlphaSigOU on April 28, 2007, 04:56:20 PM
Nothing grates me more than leet-speak. Total and utter laziness in the grammar and spelling department.
Showing my age, huh? (42.) ;D
Two things grate on my last nerve more than leetspeak, simply because I see it more often..
1. Use of text-message style in *any* other form of communications
2.The misuse of:
a) to, too, two
b) there, their, they're
c) were, where, we're
d) weather, whether
e) affect, effect
f) accept, except
g) weight, wait
V/R,
Ditto!
Quote from: LTC_Gadget on April 29, 2007, 02:29:27 AM
Quote from: AlphaSigOU on April 28, 2007, 04:56:20 PM
Nothing grates me more than leet-speak. Total and utter laziness in the grammar and spelling department.
Showing my age, huh? (42.) ;D
Two things grate on my last nerve more than leetspeak, simply because I see it more often..
1. Use of text-message style in *any* other form of communications
2.The misuse of:
a) to, too, two
b) there, their, they're
c) were, where, we're
d) weather, whether
e) affect, effect
f) accept, except
g) weight, wait
Me two! ;D >:D No, seriously...it drives me nuts.
Quote from: LTC_Gadget on April 29, 2007, 02:29:27 AM
Quote from: AlphaSigOU on April 28, 2007, 04:56:20 PM
Nothing grates me more than leet-speak. Total and utter laziness in the grammar and spelling department.
Showing my age, huh? (42.) ;D
Two things grate on my last nerve more than leetspeak, simply because I see it more often..
1. Use of text-message style in *any* other form of communications
2.The misuse of:
a) to, too, two
b) there, their, they're
c) were, where, we're
d) weather, whether
e) affect, effect
f) accept, except
g) weight, wait
V/R,
You missed the worst one, very common on here and most other boards:
its, it's
It's even showing up in "professionally" done products and sites. Very sad.
Quote from: 12211985 on April 28, 2007, 06:57:47 AM
Here's one I really don't get: 'the big 111.' What does 'The big 111' mean?
Example:
"r0xorz th3 big 111 d00d!"
"Rocks the big 1!!" instead of taking the time to use the shift for the exclamation point, you just type the number a bunch of times and you're supposed to understand...duh1
Quote from: 12211985 on April 28, 2007, 08:47:50 PM
Quote from: SAR-EMT1 on April 28, 2007, 07:16:25 PM
Im only 22 and I am (at times) a serious gamer. Even so I didnt understnad a single bit of this gibberish.
I'm young too, and I don't understnad a single bit of this gibberish either.
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Me either. I'm 24
...and then parents wonder why Johnny can't spell.
I don't know about everyone else, but I actually think that it helps get the "creative juices" flowing when your trying to figure out what is being said. As well, I think that schools and/or parents should educate their students/children on when it is and is not appropriate to use leetspeak or any other form of shorthand communication.
For the record, no I don't write leet, but I try to understand it. However I use instant messaging constantly and when talking to multiple people at once sometimes you need to type in shorthand and rather quickly to keep up, especially in group chats. I would imagine chatting within a game is even more hectic.
Quote from: Al Sayre on May 02, 2007, 05:01:36 PM
...and then parents wonder why Johnny can't spell.
Oh he can spell, they just don't have the decrypt code.