After having a random search of youtube i found this video -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is an actual news report and the reporters talk about how dangerous the leet speak is...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In my opinion, i dont see how 'Leet Speak' can dangerous to teenagers. It is basic text talk used for many centuries. (the first notes of 'Txt tlk' as found in the reign of elizibeth the something :P cant remember but lets get back on topic) How do you feel about this news report?

 

 

 

Discuss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S if this has been posted before, just report it :thumbsup:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: What the hell is going on with the world today, look at this news report -

 

 

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,385 ... 94,00.html

"I can see why parents are worried about this... It can lead to a danger" :-s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, leet way of speaking is definitely leathal. They didn't even mention why it would be dangeours!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A handy leet translator:

 

 

 

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/leet.php

Each time I read a leet sentence I feel my IQ drop...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I can see how it is hazardous. It's a complete distortion of language - made for convenience and which defies intelligence. Giving teenagers the ability to create language without any boundaries cannot be a good thing.

I wouldn't say that "leet speek" would be an actual hazard or major threat. It's just one of those annoying things why world is such a bad place to live in.

Leet 7r4n$1470r?! SAD, it's so easy to read... :wall:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My friend for an E on his english paper, he kept writing plz and ty..All the commons, I laughed at him sooo hard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i like how the guy used 1337 in every word he typed, but the kid used as an example, did not. and thats because just about no kid types like that. just the immature ones that already doomed to idiocrasy (you can see examples of this every day on these forums)

Each time I read a leet sentence I feel my IQ drop...

 

 

 

 

 

 

lol, phr33 st00f pl0x??

 

 

 

haha, its so stuid, but so funny

There's a difference between Leetspeak and Chatspeak that people here seem to be ignoring.

I think it can be benefical excercise for your brain to translate the words.

Comes and goes, I don't see how it could be harmful to anyone.

13375p34k gives me a headache after awhile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Found out ages ago in a conversation with Hyper Flare1 both only using 13375p34k, he had one too)

Update Txt talk ok to use in exams, wt*?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,385 ... 94,00.html

Update Txt talk ok to use in exams, wt*?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,385 ... 94,00.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What the hell?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*sighs*... Thats a bad move on their part.

Really I'm laughing :D :lol: Thats like really cool;)

Seems like leet speak is used as a joke a lot of times.

 

 

 

That video make me laugh at how oblivious some adults are to it. :lol:

 

Update Txt talk ok to use in exams, wt*?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,385 ... 94,00.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What the hell?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*sighs*... Thats a bad move on their part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hooray for t-9, no need to txtspeak :)

The term "Leet-Speak" contradicts the reality of the people who use it. :roll:

I think it just encourages idiocy. It encourages a lack of any structure to language, destroys vocabulary, and just sounds stupid. People who use it are lazy, and even jokingly, it's still annoying. It's probably easy to get used to, in that way can be pretty dangerous. People who write that way just sound stupid, and because the way it reads sounds so stupid, they write stupid things out of it. It's just not a good thing, plain and simple.

In reference to chatspeak.

 

 

 

I think it just encourages idiocy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dialects of English usually don't encourage idiocy. Most dialects of English are based around being in a specific culture, so that specific culture can express ideas more efficiently and clearly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It encourages a lack of any structure to language, destroys vocabulary, and just sounds stupid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Chatspeak,' as I know it, administers no structural changes. The people who omit proper punctuation [and related] would likely do this regardless of using cheatspeak or not. Destroying vocabulary? I'm pretty sure it increases your vocabulary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People who use it are lazy, and even jokingly, it's still annoying. It's probably easy to get used to, in that way can be pretty dangerous. People who write that way just sound stupid, and because the way it reads sounds so stupid, they write stupid things out of it. It's just not a good thing, plain and simple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazy? I thought of it to be pretty efficient. It saves time, when you say 'lol,' you are effectively using an acronym that is representative of chatspeak. See how efficient it is in comparison to typing "That one made me laugh," or "Laugh out loud," or related expressions. This is especially good for cell-phones, or small devices that are hard to type on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, it is easy to get used to. You learn it, and you do it -- monkey see, monkey do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, when I read chatspeak my brain pretty much converts it to the acronym, or elongated word that it is representing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just my 2c.

In reference to chatspeak.

 

 

 

I think it just encourages idiocy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dialects of English usually don't encourage idiocy. Most dialects of English are based around being in a specific culture, so that specific culture can express ideas more efficiently and clearly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It encourages a lack of any structure to language, destroys vocabulary, and just sounds stupid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'Chatspeak,' as I know it, administers no structural changes. The people who omit proper punctuation [and related] would likely do this regardless of using cheatspeak or not. Destroying vocabulary? I'm pretty sure it increases your vocabulary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People who use it are lazy, and even jokingly, it's still annoying. It's probably easy to get used to, in that way can be pretty dangerous. People who write that way just sound stupid, and because the way it reads sounds so stupid, they write stupid things out of it. It's just not a good thing, plain and simple.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazy? I thought of it to be pretty efficient. It saves time, when you say 'lol,' you are effectively using an acronym that is representative of chatspeak. See how efficient it is in comparison to typing "That one made me laugh," or "Laugh out loud," or related expressions. This is especially good for cell-phones, or small devices that are hard to type on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, it is easy to get used to. You learn it, and you do it -- monkey see, monkey do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, when I read chatspeak my brain pretty much converts it to the acronym, or elongated word that it is representing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just my 2c.

 

 

 

I'm not going to address each point one by one, but there's a difference between chatspeak and leetspeak. Chat speak like 'lol' is used for efficiency, to abbreviate. Leetspeak most of the time takes even longer to type than the real words. Using words like pl0x and own't instead of real sentences to describe what you want to say is laziness or a lack of anything worth saying. Not efficiency. When I say destroying vocabulary, I mean instead of having an arsenal of words, people often use the same words just because it's the internet - like my previous example. If I didn't cover any of your points, let me know.

I assumed you meant 'chatspeak.' I recognize the difference, but the way you said "lazy" seems inaccurate. Most 'leetspeak' actually takes more to types than it's corresponding chatspeak or just regular English. Most people are more typing keys than numbers, and leetspeak's main address is to change letters into numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't seem lazy to me, but oh well -- wasn't trying to attack you or anything. :)

I assumed you meant 'chatspeak.' I recognize the difference, but the way you said "lazy" seems inaccurate. Most 'leetspeak' actually takes more to types than it's corresponding chatspeak or just regular English. Most people are more typing keys than numbers, and leetspeak's main address is to change letters into numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't seem lazy to me, but oh well -- wasn't trying to attack you or anything. :)

 

 

 

By lazy, I don't mean in terms of time. I mean in terms of mental effort. People don't take the time to use real words. On a lot of message boards people use more and more leetspeak, and less real words, so their vocabulary's pretty much nonexistant except for one word replies like "LOL!" or "OWN'T PLX" or "ROFLMAO" type things. Instead of saying why they loved it or thought it was funny, or expressing their self in any type of words, they just use three letter replies that aren't even worth reading.