The new language!

OK can someone please explain to me what the hell is going in with all the “j00s” and “w3rd” that I am seeing everywhere. What’s with that??? :finger: :silly2:

Well I think "j00" is like an abstraction of "you". I see it sometimes in online computer games.

Example: "We Ownzed j00" = "We owned you" = "We appear to have beaten you rather convincingly" (or something).

Im not sure about w3rd. I think its like "word" only different.....

It's a seperate sub-language for geeks under 20 with no english skills.

Originally posted by taranaki
It's a seperate sub-language for geeks under 20 with no english skills. I did wonder! :hehehe: :p

w3rd = weird ?

OK well what I don't get then is why not spell the whole word.

Why put w3rd when you could just as easily put weird. :rolleyes:

Why put "I own j00z", when you could put "I own you"?

I don't get it. :confused: Must be getting too old! :p

Seriously. why do they keep saying "We own joos".

They don't own me damnit:p

its the choice words of the elite, and no taranaki, this is common pc slang. Hey spec, lol = laughing out loud, it takes maybe 1 more second to write out the whole word for me, oic = oh I see, takes me .5 seconds to write the whole thing out. Why don't you just write out the whole word?

and w3rd doesn't stand for weird, it stands for word. basically you say word when you feel the same about something somone just mentioned.

You might find this helpful... http://www.rainemu.com/nemesis1/w3rd.html

haha, the "kiwi-ers" need to get a little more down to earth :p :p

Originally posted by joos
Seriously. why do they keep saying "We own joos".

They don't own me damnit:p Rotflmao! :hehehe: :p

its the choice words of the elite, and no taranaki, this is common pc slang. Hey spec, lol = laughing out loud, it takes maybe 1 more second to write out the whole word for me, oic = oh I see, takes me .5 seconds to write the whole thing out. Why don't you just write out the whole word?

lol is a bit different. It's three words condensed down into 3 letters. I can understand that, but "joos" is actually longer to type than "you"! That's what I don't get. It just sounds stupid.

I know what they meant. I just don't use them because I don't consider myself an l33t hax0r.:D

Originally posted by darkness
I know what they meant. I just don't use them because I don't consider myself an l33t hax0r.:D Same. I knew what they meant (well at least the joos part anyway! :p ).

It affords the opportunity to use this classic.

Originally posted by wickedG20
its the choice words of the elite, and no taranaki, this is common pc slang.

haha, the "kiwi-ers" need to get a little more down to earth :p :p

the elite?bahahahahaha...the illiterate,more like...real English owns you!

;)

"Tales for the L33T: Romeo And Juliet" funny stuff...

www.frashii.com/romjul.swf

And, my personal take on "Joo" is not that it is short for "you", but that it sounds like someone with a Puerto Rican accent saying "you", but that still doesn't explain why everyone uses it...

And, as far as w3rd goes, I think the 3 is supposed to resemble a backwards "E", so that it would look like "WERD", which is just a bastardization of "WORD"...

And whatever happened to sentence construction, grammar, spelling etc...?

I keep getting staff who seem to think that the shorthand they use on their SMS TXT is acceptable in a business document. I feel like a school teacher reviewing letters meant to be sent to clients containing:

- Grammatical errors
- Spelling that has been checked with Word rather than read
- Illogical sequencing of explanations
- Sentences that simply fail to make sense
- It's/Its, affect/effect, stationery/stationary, whose/who's incorrectly used

(sigh)

And some of these folk are graduates... how does that happen?

Or am I just stuck in the 20th Century in expecting that correspondence is professional in terms of grammar and spelling.

Originally posted by replicant_008


Or am I just stuck in the 20th Century in expecting that correspondence is professional in terms of grammar and spelling.

*Cut/ paste next to Moondog's avatar*

Originally posted by taranaki
*Cut/ paste next to Moondog's avatar* :confused: The one with the Japanese symbols??

Cut/ paste next to Moondog's avatar

As the Spanish would say 'Ki?'

Originally posted by replicant_008


As the Spanish would say 'Ki?'

what the hell does Ki mean in spanish?

Originally posted by darkness
what the hell does Ki mean in spanish? Spanish doesn't even use the letter "k," except in order to spell words from English and other languages... :confused:

I think he might have meant "Que" which means "what"

translation........:rolleyes:

Replicant is starting to sound just like Moondog..;)


:cool:

Sorry I was being phonetic... I speak a little Spanish but have no idea about the written language (a bit like my Cantonese /Mandarin /Japanese). Conversely, I'm really good at understanding written French but useless at conversational French.

The somewhat patchy Spanish comes from having lots of South American friends including some Brazilians (who confusingly speak Portugese), Chileans and Argentineans and travelling on my own in Spain this year. (Try backpacking across Spain with no phrase books and using South America Spanish...)

So therefore, the Question should have been "Que?"

I always sorta figured the substitution of numbers and symbols for letters was to thwart search engines... :confused:

Originally posted by replicant_008
And whatever happened to sentence construction, grammar, spelling etc...?

I keep getting staff who seem to think that the shorthand they use on their SMS TXT is acceptable in a business document. I feel like a school teacher reviewing letters meant to be sent to clients containing:

- Grammatical errors
- Spelling that has been checked with Word rather than read
- Illogical sequencing of explanations
- Sentences that simply fail to make sense
- It's/Its, affect/effect, stationery/stationary, whose/who's incorrectly used....

You forgot they're/their/there.

And I know all about these people. Many of them work as writers at our newspaper. Several more work for other newspapers, and are constantly screwing up Associated Press stories.

Why say Jo0 and w3rd? Because it's k3wL. :rolleyes:

Originally posted by jay@af
I always sorta figured the substitution of numbers and symbols for letters was to thwart search engines... :confused:


I agree... I think people will write Sh1T instead of Shit because they think their post will be deleted for using profanity... Keeps it off the radar or something...

Originally posted by ci5ic



I agree... I think people will write Sh1T instead of Shit because they think their post will be deleted for using profanity... Keeps it off the radar or something...

Some of the settings on net nanny type programmes can be harsh....my mother works as a school librarian...she was using a school P.C. to IM her sister in N.Z.,and asked about the weather...when the reply came back...'it's pissing down',the PC automatically locked up,and she had to call one of the IT lecturers to release it!

That also explains why pictures of naked women doing the splits are often referred to as 'pr0n'...but I suspect the program writers are onto it by now.:D

Originally posted by taranaki
That also explains why pictures of naked women doing the splits are often referred to as 'pr0n'...but I suspect the program writers are onto it by now.:D Which is why the language of the l33t h4x0r is always evolving...

Originally posted by Spec2 Girl
OK can someone please explain to me what the hell is going in with all the “j00s” and “w3rd” that I am seeing everywhere. What’s with that??? :finger: :silly2:

its the new language of the nerds derived from the latin form of computer geekus

:D j/k

Here's a good example of these slang words at use in this thread title. some of you may have seen this who visit the other OT.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t64301.html

Where is Moss or Kicker to actually explain this??? :confused:

w3rd xor4fg ha3cx0tfr kur5dx0c







...and that's all I have to say on the matter

Originally posted by Damien
Where is Moss or Kicker to actually explain this??? :confused:

w3rd j00's=gh3y m3ng :finger: :finger: :finger:

I use it cause English= b0ring :D

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi


w3rd j00's=gh3y m3ng :finger: :finger: :finger:

I use it coz mai Engrish is velly not good

:devil:


SPEAK ENGLISH DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm with Taz on this - if it's too slow learn to touch type...

I'll have you know that I am in the Top Quater of my form in English. s0 th3r3 :finger: :finger: :finger:

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi
I'll have you know that I am in the Top Quater of my form in English. s0 th3r3 :finger: :finger: :finger:

Ah yes that may well be ture but does it mean that you are good at english or are the other 3/4's of your class extremely bad at english:confused:


:devil: :devil: :devil:

Originally posted by tazdev


Ah yes that may well be ture but does it mean that you are good at english or are the other 3/4's of your class extremely bad at english:confused:


:devil: :devil: :devil:

H3y I spe3akin g00d Engrish :( :(

just as I suspected:rolleyes:

Nuf S3d.

Specious Statistics Alert!

Fact:
Moss said he was in the upper quartile for his English Class.

Assertion:
Moss inferred that this result demonstrated his superior skills in English

Logical Conclusion:
None possible without additional information.

Discussion:
This assertion assumes that the class Moss attends for English is representative of the general population. This may not be correct because the comparative group may not be random or representative of the population. If Moss was a gifted student then being in the upper quartile could indicate that Moss is indeed gifted for a sixth former which given the average reading age in NZ is about 12 then his assertion could be valid.

However, if his class consists of a stratum of individuals with English skills wholly in the lower quartile of the population then his assertion may be incorrect.

And finally, the assessment system for English may not be indicative of general skills such as reading comprehension, grammar and spelling. This is one of the reasons that the NCEA was proposed - and why Replicant can have graduates working for him with what he considers poor skills in grammar, spelling and logic.

Sorry Moss I'm again with Taz on this one... (shit that's twice today what is the world coming to...)

Originally posted by replicant_008
I'm again with Taz on this one... (shit that's twice today what is the world coming to...)

Hey I'm on a roll tonight:D

Let's examine the last post by Replicant. Excellent grammar - check. Sound logic - check. A more than likely enterpretation of Moss's statement - check. I'm starting to like you more and more!

Originally posted by replicant_008
Specious Statistics Alert!

Fact:
Moss said he was in the upper quartile for his English Class.

Assertion:
Moss inferred that this result demonstrated his superior skills in English

Logical Conclusion:
None possible without additional information.

Discussion:
This assertion assumes that the class Moss attends for English is representative of the general population. This may not be correct because the comparative group may not be random or representative of the population. If Moss was a gifted student then being in the upper quartile could indicate that Moss is indeed gifted for a sixth former which given the average reading age in NZ is about 12 then his assertion could be valid.

However, if his class consists of a stratum of individuals with English skills wholly in the lower quartile of the population then his assertion may be incorrect.

And finally, the assessment system for English may not be indicative of general skills such as reading comprehension, grammar and spelling. This is one of the reasons that the NCEA was proposed - and why Replicant can have graduates working for him with what he considers poor skills in grammar, spelling and logic.

Sorry Moss I'm again with Taz on this one... (shit that's twice today what is the world coming to...)


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I never thought correct use of the english language could be that funny.

after reading Replicants post

One small note:

The English language has never been, and never will be static.
It is probobly the most dynamic language in use today, and even in the last 50 years has evolved in a large number of ways as the societys and cultures its used it in have also evolved and changed.

Its this ablity to evolve that makes it such a popular language, and with its lack of rigid rules, and an ablity to accept new words, and reinterpruations of old words it is rapidly becoming a true global language.
Its evolution and even basterdisation is essential for its survival, and continued use as a method for comunicating ideas.

The question this thread raises is, what is an acceptable path for this evolution to take, and just who has the right to be part of it?

As long as the english language retians its enormous list of useable words, and all retian thier own unique meanings then I personaly don't have a problem with "werd" and "joo". As long as they are used in the right context, and thier meaning is known to the majority of the audiance then they are serving thier purpose as a means of comunication, and have added yet another method of expresion to our language.

you say evolution I say it is a regression of the english language.

Originally posted by tazdev
you say evolution I say it is a regression of the english language.


A regresion would imply it was taking something away from it, when what is really happening is a new word or a bastardisation of a word has occured which in fact adds to the language.

The regression is occuring in the increasingly limited, and incorrect use of the language.
Words which 10 years ago might have had similar but differnt meanings are now used to mean exactly the same thing.
This is the true regresion of the language, and the true danger we need to look out for.
Unforunatly it is something that is quite hard to spot, and is sometimes nothing more than a natural evolution of a words meaning to match a change in culture i.e. the use of the word "gay" or its a complete mis use due to ignornace and lazyness. e.g. "word" meaning you agree.
This means to me makes "werd" spelt with an "e" a new and differnt word to "word" spelt with an "o". Same pronouceation but differnt meaning.
Unforunatly its only usefull in written comunication, and is only understood as North American youth slang, which makes its practicle use extremly limited, and it should be placed at the very bottom of the linguistic garbage bin.



Blame the number of missing letters in the above on my aging keybourd ;)

Originally posted by Moppie
One small note:


As long as the english language retians its enormous list of useable words, and all retian thier own unique meanings then I personaly don't have a problem with "werd" and "joo". As long as they are used in the right context, and thier meaning is known to the majority of the audiance then they are serving thier purpose as a means of comunication, and have added yet another method of expresion to our language.
exactly :)

Originally posted by Spec2 Girl
OK can someone please explain to me what the hell is going in with all the “j00s” and “w3rd” that I am seeing everywhere. What’s with that??? :finger: :silly2: j00 suxxors at teh speaking.
w3rd

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi

exactly :)

Ok.....

But the majority don't know it!!!!! :confused:

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi
exactly :) w3rd! :smoka:

Originally posted by jay@af
w3rd! :smoka:

D1++0

j00 = jew?

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi
I'll have you know that I am in the Top Quater of my form in English. s0 th3r3 :finger: :finger: :finger:

Has no-one else noticed the irony in this post????? :silly2:

:eek: :spit:

Originally posted by moondog


Has no-one else noticed the irony in this post????? :silly2:


They don't mark us on our spelling anymore :finger:

Anion go sigh oily guano yuck rosy ire fop sue rag. jim's cubic nay saucebox pad hung yew earth sob jug. Hex day fur tee up ouch jinn defer at vie, plug nix vow eye bad bum ganja jiffy bah six.

Originally posted by jay@af
Anion go sigh oily guano yuck rosy ire fop sue rag. jim's cubic nay saucebox pad hung yew earth sob jug. Hex day fur tee up ouch jinn defer at vie, plug nix vow eye bad bum ganja jiffy bah six.


:confused: :confused: - The purpose of Engrish is to make it Slightly understandable :finger: :finger:

Originally posted by Moss1O6GTi
:confused: :confused: - The purpose of Engrish is to make it Slightly understandable :finger: :finger: ROFL :finger: