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Internet slang
is
slang
words which are used on the
internet
. Most of these words are new, such as
Wiki
and
blog
, which were not used before the internet became
popular
.
Some old words were given new
meanings
, such as
mail
(which now means
email
). This makes many
metaphor
s on the Internet, such as
boot
(which otherwise mean a
shoe
) and
link
(which otherwise means a joint in a metal
chain
). Some existing
acronyms
, such as "AFK" (To mean "Away from keyboard") and "IRL" (To mean "In real life") were used on
bulletin board systems
before the internet became popular. These are now used on the internet, such as in
chat rooms
and on
instant messenger
software. And Lol (laugh out loud)
People have also created some
verbs
and
adjectives
to describe things that only happen on the internet:
- To
flame
- to send
offensive
messages, usually in chat rooms,
forums
, instant messaging software or email.
- To
ping
- to send some
data
to another
computer
and see how long it takes for the data to come back.
Shorthand
is where a word is written in a
shorter
way because it is quicker and easier to type. It is also done to fit more
text
into a limited space.
Internet slang uses many
acronyms
because they are quicker and easier to type. They are often
shorthand
for common
phrases
and
idioms
, but they can show somebody's emotions and their
certainty
.
Leet speak (written as: L33T or 1337) is the most common
language
on
MMORPGs
because rude words are not stopped by
filters
. This language is changing all the time because new words are made and used. A lot of the words use
numbers
instead of letters but some were made because of typing errors which are now done on purpose. Also, some
suffixes
are used, such as
-age
and
-ness
.
Some of the numbers and symbols used instead of letters are in the table below.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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J
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K
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L
|
M
|
N
|
O
|
P
|
Q
|
R
|
S
|
T
|
U
|
V
|
W
|
X
|
Y
|
Z
|
4
/\
@
/-\
^
aye
∂
|
8
6
13
|3
ß
P>
|:
!3
(3
/3
)3
∞
|
[
¢
<
(
{
ⓒ
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[)
I>
|>
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0
ð
|
3
&
€
£
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ph
/=
|
6
&
(_+
9
C-
gee
(γ,
|
#
/-/
[-]
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)-(
(-)
:-:
|~|
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}{
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|
1
!
|
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3y3
]
|
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£
7
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(V)
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|
7
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†
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|
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vv
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\\'
\^/
(n)
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|
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Ж
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×
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|
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φ
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