Hacker Speak

Media publications

• An Explanation of l33t Speak - BBC presents an introduction to the history and vocabulary of l33t speak. (Published 2002.08.16)
• Nu Shortcuts in School R 2 Much 4 Teachers - NY Times article on teachers' experiences with messaging shorthand. (Published 2002.09.19)
• The Message? Your Children Sure Get It - NY Times report on Instant messaging grammar and its cultural impact. (Published 2003.05.25)
• The Straight Dope: What the Heck is "Leetspeek?" - Cecil Adams column on leet vernacular. (Published 2003.01.10)

	English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator URL: http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html ODP description: An online form translating English to 3NGLISH. Page title: The AOLer Translator
	NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary URL: http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm ODP description: A dictionary and glossary for the language of the Internet acronyms. Page title: NetLingo.com Dictionary of Internet Terms: Online Definitions & Text Messaging Page description: NetLingo.com contains thousands of definitions about the online world of business, technology & communication :-) Includes text messaging, acronyms and smileys!
	Transl8it URL: http://www.transl8it.com/ ODP description: Translates text messages to and from chat lingo. Page title: transl8it.com - sms, chat room, text, IM, lingo... acronyms, smileys, emoticons, ringtones and logos! Page description: SMS, text, chat room lingo, smileys and slang like lol, rotfl, brb, and btw. Try transL8it! and you can download emoticons, polyphonic ringtones, games, acronyms, and mobile logos.
	Leet Speak Generator URL: http://www.ryanross.net/leet/ ODP description: Software for converting English to hackerspeak. Page title: l33t sp34k g3Ner4+0r (leet speak generator)
	Elite URL: http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/E/elite.html ODP description: Entry in The New Hacker's Dictionary explaining the origins of the hacker culture language. Page title: elite
	A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang URL: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx ODP description: Microsoft's guide to online slang. Page title: A parent's primer to computer slang Page description: Learn kids' online slang, called leetspeak, to help understand their communications on the Web.
	Turkey Manor Design: l33t w33k URL: http://www.planetquake.com/turkey/l33t.htm ODP description: How to speak like a cyber freak and a l33t translator. Page title: l33t w33k - Turkey Manor Design Page description: Turkey Manor Design - Quake 3 Arena applications and features.
	Leet URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet ODP description: Wikipedia encyclopedia article about Leetspeak. Page title: Leet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia