Archive for June, 2010
Advice: Leet 101 – a guide to what Gen Y are typing
LOL R U a n00b at leet? Don’t panic! If you *are* a noob (newbie/new to the scene), then this little guide may help you translate a little bit of what anyone under the age of about, oh, 35 or so is probably typing right now.
With the rise of instant messaging (IM) programs, text-based chatting, SMS, IRC and in-game virtual world chatting, your fingers sure do get a little weary of typing common phrases over and over again. Yes, yes, you could pick up the phone and *actually talk to someone*, but when you’re stuck in the cyber world with only a keyboard as your means of communication, shortcuts rule.
The following is a short list of the some common Leet words and their plain-English counterparts. Feel free to use them at will in your next SMS, but also feel free to keep on typing your SMSes in full words, with punctuation and grammar. Old school is still cool.