It
is time to learn how to read your Teen's txting?
Introduction to "leetspeak" and 'txt Acronymns' !
Do
you know what this means? |-|0\/\/ r j00Z d01|\|9?
This means "How are you doing?" in text language
also known as "leet speak" or "alphanumerish"
speak.
"Leetspeak"
which was popular among the hackers and derived its name
for "elite" users has now become the staple of
teens texting. The mix of numbers and letters make the words
difficult to interpret.
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The
character "!" replaces the letter L, "3"
poses as a backwards letter E, and "7" is the
letter T, etc. Other examples of character/letter replacement
include using "8" for the letter B, "9"
for G, and the number 0 for the letter O.
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Non-alphanumeric
characters may be combined to form letters. For example,
leetspeakers use backward and forward slashes to create
this shape "//" to stand for the letter M. Two
pipe symbols combined with a hyphen ("|-|")
can be used in place of the letter H. For example, by
adding a character/letter replacement of the number 4
for the letter A, the leetspeaker might form the word
"harm" as "|-|4r//."
- Some
times words are misspelled intentionally or added with suffixes
like orz for emphasis.
- Here
are the alphabets to translate
- A: 4 or l\ or ^ or @ or /\ or /-\
B. l3 or 8 or ß or ]3
or l:
C: ( or < or © or ¢
D: l) or l> or ])
E:3 or £
F: l= or # or Æ’
G:6 or 9
H: # or l-l or (-) or !-! or }-{ or
}{ or l+l or )+( or !+! or }+{
L: 1 or ! or ]
J: _l or _/
K: l< or l( or l{ or l<=
L: l_ or ! or 1
M: l\/l or /\/\ or l\l\ or ^^
N: l/l or /\/
O: 0 or () or <> or * or ø
or Ó or °
P: l* or l> or |D or l^ or l+
Q:& or (\) or ¶
R: l2 or ®
S: 5 or $ or §
T:+ or 7
U: l_l or /_/
V: \/
W:|/\| or \/\/ or |/\/ or \/\|
X: >< or }{ or :-:
Y: ¥
Z: 2title
Teens
use both leet words and various message acronymns to make
interpretation still harder. There are now more than 1500-3000
leet words and acronymns and it is growing every day. Some
of the words are used very surreptitiously by teens. If
you are a parent and have a teenager, it may be high time
for you to learn to decode "leet" messages.
Give a try!
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Some numeric forms.
A. 182
B. 143, 1432, 831
C. ^5, 1DR, 10X, 10Q
D. 2G2BT, 2EZ, 2MI, 2MOR, 2NTE
E. 404, 411, 511
F. 7K,86,
G. 9
Answer: [a]
A. 182 - I hate you
B. 143, 1432, 831 - I love you, I love you too, I love you
C. ^5, 1DR, 10X, 10Q - High five, I wonder, Thanx, Thank
you
D. 2G2BT, 2EZ, 2MI, 2MOR, 2NTE - Too good to be true, too
easy, too much information, tomorrow, tonight
E. 404, 411, 511 - I don't know, Information, too much information
F. 7K,86, - Sick, Over
G. 9 - Parent is watching
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Can you read the following sentence?
Clue: How is the ...
a. |-|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 d4'/ 70D4'/?
b. |-|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 \/\/347|-|3R 70D4'/?
c. |-|0\/\/ r 7|-|1|\|95 70D4'/?
Answer: [c]
a. |-|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 d4'/ 70D4'/? - How is the day today?
b. |-|0\/\/ 15 7|-|3 \/\/347|-|3R 70D4'/? - How is the weather
today?
c. |-|0\/\/ r 7|-|1|\|95 70D4'/? - How are things today?
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Some short forms.
A. idk, idc
B. lyk
C. noob
D. d00d
E. natm
Answer: [a]
A. idk, idc - I don't know, I don't care
B. lyk - like
C. noob - new bie
D. d00d - dude
E. natm - not at the moment
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Can you read the following sentence?
Clue: Can we meet ...
a. (4|\| \/\/3 /\/\337 Ph0R LU|\|(|-|?
b. (4|\| \/\/3 /\/\337 70/\/\0rr0\/\/?
c. (4|\| \/\/3 /\/\337 70D4'/?
Answer: [c]
a. (4|\| \/\/3 /\/\337 Ph0R LU|\|(|-|? - Can we meet
for lunch?
b. (4|\| \/\/3 /\/\337 70/\/\0rr0\/\/? - Can we meet tomorrow?
c. (4|\| \/\/3 /\/\337 70D4'/? - Can we meet today?
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Some short forms.
A. x-1-10, xlnt, xme
B. w@, URW
C. t+, t:)t
D.cm, cmb, ct, cyo
E. b/f, bf, ays, acd
Answer: [a]
A. x-1-10, xlnt, xme - exciting, excellent, excuse me
B. w@, URW - what? you are welcome
C. t+, t:)t - think positive, think happy thoughts
D.cm, cmb, ct, cyo - call me, call me back, cannot talk,
see you online
E. b/f, bf, ays, acd - boy friend, best friend, alt-control-delete
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