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ooooo ooooo .oooooo. oooooooooooo HOE E'ZINE RELEASE #552
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`888' `888' d8P' `Y8b `888' `8
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888 888 888 888 888 "I Rawk ur m0m"
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888ooooo888 888 888 888oooo8
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888 888 888 888 888 " by AnonGirl
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888 888 `88b d88' 888 o 4/6/99
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o888o o888o `Y8bood8P' o888ooooood8
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There's something I've been trying to understand for a hell of a
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long time. Being a net junkie, I've seen many different writing styles.
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Sure, the Internet has hindered my usage of extensive vocabulary and
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decent grammar of the English language.
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most of the time i just type like this, even though it doesnt
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exactly express how im feeling, it gets the point across
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However, it's still the English language. I know I look like a fool
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to some for not using capitalization or punctuation, but there's something
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that disturbs me far more than neglecting grammar:
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1. tewday I went tew the store. it rawked. whut did u do 2day?
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and
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2. mah '1337 455 0wnz y0ur 14m3 455 4nyd4y
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In case number 1, you see a general display of what we were taught
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to do as children when learning how to spell: 'Sound it out'. It rarely
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worked. Anyhow, people think they're *kewl* when they write like that.
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In case number 2, I'm guessing the 'elite' hackers of the world
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decided that if they spell using some numbers, that the rest of us un-elite
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morons won't be able to decipher what they're saying. Okay, maybe not.
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But they've alternated some letters with numbers, which in fact, makes
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them c00l.
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Here is a short IRC log of me chatting with a '1337 h4x0r on Efnet:
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<AnonGirl> why d0 y0u h4v3 to typ3 1ik3 this 4ll th3 tim3??
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<r4x0rx0xz> b3c4us3 eye 0wnz y0ur 4ss. U sux0rz, eye r0x0rz.
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So, without further research, I completely understand why all the
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elite hackers type in numbers: Because he owns my ass, and that he roxors,
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and eye suxors.
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I totally understand trying to be 'different', but let's take
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something into consideration. By typing like this, you become different,
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sure, from the people who use the actual English language. And not only
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does typ1ng 1ik3 7hi5 or riting lyke that make look stupid, you become so
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incredibly NOT DIFFERENT. You're just a part of another group. So no,
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you're not yewneek, nor do you 0wn anything. Stawp beeing such a r3b3l.
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Hand in your termpaper for geography class like this, next time:
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"The Canaydeeun Sheeld is a big porshun of Canada that is a lawt
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more biggur and rawkiur than uther parts..."
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or
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Th3 R0cky M0unt4inz 4r3 a l33t str3tch 0f m0unt4ins th4t 0wn fr0m
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Br1t1sh C0lumbi4, C4n4d4, 2 C0l0r4d0, US4..",
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Sorry, but yew w0n't b3 passing N-E-c0ursez N-E-tyme s00n.
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And you'll sound like a 'tard to top it off.
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But hey, type how you like.
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[ (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! HOE #552 - WRITTEN BY: ANONGIRL - 4/6/99 ]
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