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1337 speak origins from leet which origins from elite. Leet was just short for elite at that time. People consider being "l33t" is an internet way of being "cool". Like the first example below. The origin of leet speak is as follows: leet comes from: Elite » leet » 1337 Words like "plz" come from: Please » pleas » ples » pls » plz Well I got to go » Got to go » gotta go » got 2 go » gtg » g2g What's up? » Wasup? » Sup? I'm laughing out loud! » I'm loling! » lol I'll be right back » I'll b right back » I'll b rite bac » brb I own you, I win » You are owned. » (Historic typo word) You got pwned » Total pwnage » Pwned. So on and so forth. Some of these "leet" internet words come from slang talk just like the example "wasup?". Most people also like to change letter around like "newbie » n00b" same with using numbers instead of letters. Which makes l33t. Some of them also come from the pronounciation of words. Like below: Are » R You » U Cause » cuz And so on. What makes leet speak so unique is how it has evolved over the years and how it is used in games.
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