in which eris makes fun

[hoveringsombrero]

A parent's primer to computer slang

which includes such tidbits as:

Rules of grammar are rarely obeyed. Some leetspeekers will
capitalize every letter except for vowels (LiKe THiS) and otherwise
reject conventional English style and grammar, or drop vowels from
words (such as converting very to "vry").

Mistakes are often left uncorrected. Common typing misspellings (typos) such as "teh" instead of the are left uncorrected or sometimes adopted to replace the correct spelling.


Leet words of concern or indicating possible illegal activity:

pwn: A typo-deliberate version of own,
a slang term often used to express superiority over others that can be
used maliciously, depending on the situation. This could also be
spelled "0\/\/n3d" or "pwn3d," among other variations. Online video game bullies or "griefers" often use this term.

Comments

[super-lucky.livejournal.com]

Wha?? How do those words indicate possible illegal activity? Damn, there are alot of illegal activity going on in online games I guess? :)

[eris.livejournal.com]

that's the part i thought was the funniest.