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Xnapalmxmorningx · Post by **Xnapalmxmorningx** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:44 pm

That makes more sense....

I can't wait till future historians try and figure out internet speak

Kite-san · Post by **Kite-san** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:06 pm

it should be easy. some of we pedants keep logs.

Aeridus · Post by **Aeridus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:39 pm

I know a fair bit of internet slang but I restrain myself from overusing it.

I know piss-to-none about real-life slang though.

Lulujayne · Post by **Lulujayne** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:55 pm

I love my spoken slang - I'm an Aussie after all

and it does have its place in colloquial text, but "l33t" makes my blood rage and boil within my body.

I know that language evolves over time - and I have no problem with that, in fact it intrigues me greatly. However, I also think the things that structure written language (such as punctuation, tenses, spelling etc.)are important too - otherwise how do you make sense of all those funny dots and scratches on the page.

After all, isn't that the point of language (especially the written word) - to make yourself understood?! In a nutshell, thats why "l33t" annoys me.

Fnyunj · Post by **Fnyunj** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:20 am

heh.

<3 teh l33+.

(not proficient at it, though)

When I'm texting/IM-ing, I tend to stand-out because I usually take the time to spell out words fully. If it's not worth taking the time to say it, then it's not worth saying. That said, it's a fun "fake dialect" to make fun of others with.

Jetsetlemming · Post by **Jetsetlemming** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:38 am

I always type out proper english when IM'ing, without fail.

I can't stand u's replacing you, or any of the things xnapalmxmorningx pointed out. I also never use lol, but will use wtf or omg or something like that jokingly, as well as the occasional l33t-speak codework in a self-mocking manner.

Honor · Post by **Honor** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:06 am

Jetsetlemming wrote:I always type out proper english when IM'ing, without fail.

I do the same... Even in text msgs on the cell phone.

I've yet to have a submissive make the mistake of sending me text msgs with u's and r' standing there all alone more than once... Others tend to get mocked, gently to severely, or simply ignored, depending on my mood and the person.

Honor · Post by **Honor** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:19 am

MistressMaggie wrote:I also have no idea what FTW stands for (I prefer to think Fuck the World, but apparently it has another meaning I can't figure out.

Drigovas wrote:I'm no expert, but pretty sure 'FTW' is 'For The Win'

I've been told by kids with no sense of history that FTW is, indeed, now "for the win".

Fuck them. It is and has been "fuck the world" for at least three times as many years as they've been alive, and will be as long as I'm alive. After I'm dead, the ignorant little twits can have it.

Spiral...

Everyone (except albinos) has melanin... you're just lucky enough to have more of it.

(brown skin, brown eyes, brown/black hair = teh ultra-hott)

And why is it every time there's any disagreement or healthy discussion on a topic you see it as a "firebomb thread"?

This topis is so much fun I don't know whether to bitch about dyke stereotypes, butch stereotypes, or the rise and (horribly sickening) fall (and dull thud of the dead body) of the English language.

I kinda want the linguist to come back and soap-box to us all about what a pigeony creole mish-mash mess it is in the first place... Since I'm pretty sure that's where s/he was(n't) going with hir comment (or teasing lack thereof)... Now there's a discussion I could sink my teeth into.

Jay042 · Post by **Jay042** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:27 am

I've always regarded leetspeak as a dead language since the advent of 56K modems and the World Wide Web.

JohnnyTwoEyes · Post by **JohnnyTwoEyes** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:57 am

way back in my cybersex days I used to write paragraphs at a time, being as descriptive as possible. Of course, I had to choose my partners carefully so I wouldn't get a "tat is so hawt" in return. I was also well known for responding to "asl?" with "no, I'm afraid I'm not very skilled in American Sign Language. I don't see why you'd need it in IRC."

I have very little patience for people who desecrate the English language, especially in writing. I have developed more of a tolerance for the occasional misspeak since my health has been getting poor; it is sometimes difficult for me to get a coherent sentence together and I will occasionally forget what tense I'm using while I'm racking my brain for the appropriate noun. I do not have any tolerance for things like ebonics, however. I don't waste my time with people who don't even try to use English properly. I have no problems with accents, though; for years I have been relied upon by my friends to decipher obscure regional dialects and accents. They just click for me.

Kite-san · Post by **Kite-san** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 5:50 pm

JohnnyTwoEyes wrote: I was also well known for responding to "asl?" with "no, I'm afraid I'm not very skilled in American Sign Language. I don't see why you'd need it in IRC."

absolutely marvelous. usually i just iggy-list them, but that's much more fun ^_^

Fnyunj · Post by **Fnyunj** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:32 pm

jay042 wrote:I've always regarded leetspeak as a dead language since the advent of 56K modems and the World Wide Web.

Heh - goes back to the old BBS days, the 1200 baud modems, and metro-macros.

Indigo Violent · Post by **Indigo Violent** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:20 pm

kite-san wrote:
JohnnyTwoEyes wrote: I was also well known for responding to "asl?" with "no, I'm afraid I'm not very skilled in American Sign Language. I don't see why you'd need it in IRC."
absolutely marvelous. usually i just iggy-list them, but that's much more fun ^_^

I tried Internet chess a few times, but got sick of it. My partners always wanted to chat. You want to talk, go to IRC - I'm trying to concentrate here.

WangyJohn · Post by **WangyJohn** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:22 am

I try to use correct english, but I can't help but use lol and the gang.

I mean, anti-1337 has become a very elitist movement. Just stfu n00bs 1337 is teh pwnz. Now I must read the previous sentence in a news anchor tone of voice to amuse myself.

ktnxbai.

Squidflakes · Post by **Squidflakes** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:22 am

Only the truly 1337, and I mean the old school hackers, will know of the mighty b1f

ManaUser · Post by **ManaUser** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:15 pm

And wannabes who spent a little time reading the jargon file... like me.

Major Maxillary · Post by **Major Maxillary** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:46 pm

"Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal." -Heinlein

Spiral Zer0 · Post by **Spiral Zer0** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:23 am

Honor wrote:
Spiral...

Everyone (except albinos) has melanin... you're just lucky enough to have more of it. (brown skin, brown eyes, brown/black hair = teh ultra-hott)

And why is it every time there's any disagreement or healthy discussion on a topic you see it as a "firebomb thread"?

This topis is so much fun I don't know whether to bitch about dyke stereotypes, butch stereotypes, or the rise and (horribly sickening) fall (and dull thud of the dead body) of the English language.

I kinda want the linguist to come back and soap-box to us all about what a pigeony creole mish-mash mess it is in the first place... Since I'm pretty sure that's where s/he was(n't) going with hir comment (or teasing lack thereof)... Now there's a discussion I could sink my teeth into.

well being a black man has it's qualities, when I was in winsconsin I had women just looking at me. at first I thought it was because I was strange to them but I walked up to a girl and she became so giddy from me talking to her she looked like she was going to faint.

so yeah I am a sexy bitch.

I'm not saying that we should convert idiots to completely agree with everyone else but at least give me the common courtesy to not immediately assume that I like watermellon and chicken.

and this thread needs maor paosts

JohnnyTwoEyes · Post by **JohnnyTwoEyes** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:29 pm

Spiral Zer0 wrote: I'm not saying that we should convert idiots to completely agree with everyone else but at least give me the common courtesy to not immediately assume that I like watermellon and chicken.

I like watermelon and chicken! I'm also so pasty that you can see the arteries in my hands and the tiniest blemish looks like leprosy. The sun and I have an agreement; I'll stay indoors so I don't have to shout profanity at him and in return he will keep the life cycle growing so I have tasty things to eat.

I think that's how it works, anyway.