"l33t syndrome:
A common disease that infects children, usually male, between the ages of 13 and 17.
Symptoms include a propensity to use numbers and misspellings (as well as mispunctuation)
in place of proper 'net English, a terrible need to prove oneself, and many other annoying habits that only script kiddies and l33t h4x0R boys (and girls) have..."
- as per www.slangsite.com
Unfortunately, I was assigned 1337 as a member number when I registered so long ago.
Fortunately, I don't feel the need to use "l33t speak" as, in this day and age, it does indicate one is truly n00b. Too bad for those who use "l33t speak" and don't understand it's true origins. (It did not start with online gaming.)
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