l33t speak
“I33t speak is a pseudo-language that began on bulletin boards in the 1980s, often simply a product of misspellings; then it prospered as a means to get around language filters in multiplayer gaming and social networks. Elements of I33t speak are now in general usage, particularly in texting and tweeting. Examples include “c” instead of “see”, “u” instead of “you”, “teh” instead of “the”, “pwned” instead of “owned”. Replacing vowels with numbers and characters is also common as in “l33t” itself, derived from “elite”.”
- References
Sheldon, Lee (2012) The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursebook as a Game.
Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Author
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