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Indemaijinj · 09-03-2003, 03:46 PM

Actually I think the Jargon File mentions this phenomenon under the name "studlycaps".

Studlycaps: Alternating between uppercase and lowercase letters. Studlycaps is merely one facet of the leetspeak slang language. It is often used by itself because it is easy to figure out the system and you can actually count on other people understanding what you read.

Leetspeak: A written slang language that is very complicated and open to improvisation. Consists of substitutions of letters with symbols of some visual similarity as well as deliberate misspellings. Intelligently used leetspeak is an art form, moronic leetspeak is just hideous. Both are hard to read for the uninitiated. Many leetspeak standards such as "teh", "1337" -x0r/-z0r endings and "kthxbye" has migrated over in general online slang.

09-03-2003, 03:46 PM	#8
Indemaijinj Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 15, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 44 Posts: 1,163	Actually I think the Jargon File mentions this phenomenon under the name "studlycaps". Studlycaps: Alternating between uppercase and lowercase letters. Studlycaps is merely one facet of the leetspeak slang language. It is often used by itself because it is easy to figure out the system and you can actually count on other people understanding what you read. Leetspeak: A written slang language that is very complicated and open to improvisation. Consists of substitutions of letters with symbols of some visual similarity as well as deliberate misspellings. Intelligently used leetspeak is an art form, moronic leetspeak is just hideous. Both are hard to read for the uninitiated. Many leetspeak standards such as "teh", "1337" -x0r/-z0r endings and "kthxbye" has migrated over in general online slang. __________________ The Bleak Caballero<br /><br />Proud and original member (and secret admirer) of the Pro-Mazzy movement.