Your thoughts on chatspeak and L337

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**micahaphone**

FITZZ wrote: I would argue that both sides of the coin become equally annoying .
No one really want's to wade through a post filled with "1337" speak..and on the flipside,soap boxing about how "very well educated you are ..as opposed to the unwashed masses" comes across like a load of jackasserys.
Just my two cents.

So have good grammar, but don't use it as a point of vanity. That's the best course of action.

**Tyranic Marta**

I think that leet speak is just daft, why do people need to reinvent the english language? Its been around for a long time, im sure it works.

**dogma**

Lenguas son en un estado constante de flujo debido a la preferencia humana, y la práctica institucional.

**Tyranic Marta**

dogma wrote:Lenguas son en un estado constante de flujo debido a la preferencia humana, y la práctica institucional.

ok sorry, i dont know if you actually cant speak english or if your taking the piss or what, but even in english that doesnt make sense

**dogma**

The statement "Languages are in a constant state of flux due to human preferences, and institutional practice." doesn't make sense?

**Tyranic Marta**

hmmm, it translated badly in my translator, sorry

**AvatarForm**

dogma wrote:The statement "Languages are in a constant state of flux due to human preferences, and institutional practice." doesn't make sense?

Translated from English to Spanish, it works.

Translated back, it does not.

**Tyranic Marta**

I had guessed as much, either way your point Dogma is very much valid, however I still think that leet speak is daft, and my previous statement stands