Wh3r3 d1d 7h15 57r4ng3 h4ck3r l4ngu4g3 c0m3 fr0m?

[KinoEye]

Where did this very bizzare form of the English language come from?

Just wondering because it seems like a completely idiotic way to have a conversation.

I've found lots of Hax0r dictionaries and brief explanations but no real answer to:

#1 Where did it come from? (aside from the obvious)
#2 What's the point?

[jaguar291]

This is actually called 'Leet-Speak' and you'll find all the answers to your question to here: http://jargon.watson-net.com/section...eet-speak.html

= Cheers, jag291 =

[debwalin]

This isn't a really in depth article or anything, but it made me giggle...I just put 1337 speak into google and got about a million hits, so it shouldn't be too hard to find out what you're looking for.

1337 Speak for Dummies

[KinoEye]

Originally posted here by debwalin
This isn't a really in depth article or anything, but it made me giggle...I just put 1337 speak into google and got about a million hits, so it shouldn't be too hard to find out what you're looking for.

1337 Speak for Dummies

Thanks! That was perfect. It's all in the search string. I never thought to google up "1337 Speak."
-Kino

[debwalin]

Haha, I may not be good at a lot of things, but I rock at searching for stuff on Google. Glad you found what you wanted!

[DeadAddict]

I think it was created by someone who wanted to be different and felt that using letters was getting kinda boring so they started using numbers.