Leetspeak

Wall Street Journal has an article on the evolution of this so-called internet typing fad, Leetspeak.

Now that LOLcats are no longer funny, we can begin to intellectualize the linguistic development and the anthropologic effects of this bastardized online vernacular.

Editorial note: Whoa! You've found a super-old post here on BuzzFeed, from an earlier era of the site. It doesn't really represent where we are anymore, and may in fact be totally broken, but we're leaving it up as a part of our early history.

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