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/ˈliːt.spiːk/ · noun
(chiefly Internet slang) A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions..
well, after all i am a student of languages... which lets me peek into sociology now and then. i haven't studied the 'leet guys very much, but it seems to me that as they all understand their form of "communication", the main purpose (ie separating themselves as a group from the mainstream) is successful. especially as it is almost impossible to understand leetspeak at first.
Murg is God [It's "/\/\U|>,g 15 g4\/\/D" in l33tsp33k]
People associate "l33t-speak" with hackers, so when new hackers start to get into the scene they assume they need to write like that, which perpetuates the belief that hackers use l33t-sp34k.
Use leetspeak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Leetspeak means (chiefly Internet slang) A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions..
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well, after all i am a student of languages... which lets me peek into sociology now and then. i haven't studied the 'leet guys very much, but it seems to me that as they all understand their form of "communication", the main purpose (ie separating themselves as a group from the mainstream) is successful. especially as it is almost impossible to understand leetspeak at first.
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