Leetspeak : a parent's primer to computer slang

In BGST we conduct courses on Speech Communication. I doubt we will ever conduct a course on Leetspeak. Microsoft has an article on this new language that kids use on-line with their keyboard. It is found at http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/leetspeak.mspx.

Definition from the site : "Leetspeak, or leet for short, is a specific type of computer slang in which a user replaces regular letters with other keyboard characters to form words phonetically. Though it was originally used by computer hackers and online gamers ("leet" is a vernacular form of "elite"), leet has moved into the Internet mainstream. Your kids might use it online for fun, and you might even have seen a word or two used by your own friends and associates online."

One day you may need this site to understand someone or your own children's language on-line. For me, I just hope I will never need to use it.

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