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Elite Entry in The New Hacker's Dictionary explaining the origins of the hacker culture language. http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/E/elite.html

English-to-12-Year-Old-AOLer Translator An online form translating English to 3NGLISH. http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html

Leet Wikipedia encyclopedia article about Leetspeak. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

Leet Speak Generator Software for converting English to hackerspeak. http://www.ryanross.net/leet/

NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary A dictionary and glossary for the language of the Internet acronyms. http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm

A Parent's Primer to Computer Slang Microsoft's guide to online slang. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx

Transl8it Translates text messages to and from chat lingo. http://www.transl8it.com/

Turkey Manor Design: l33t w33k How to speak like a cyber freak and a l33t translator. http://www.planetquake.com/turkey/l33t.htm

The Message? Your Children Sure Get It NY Times report on Instant messaging grammar and its cultural impact. (May 25, 2003) http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/25/nyregion/25NJ.html

The Straight Dope: What the Heck is "Leetspeek?" Cecil Adams column on leet vernacular. (January 10, 2003) http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030110.html

Nu Shortcuts in School R 2 Much 4 Teachers NY Times article on teachers' experiences with messaging shorthand. (September 19, 2002) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/19/technology/circuits/19MESS.html

An Explanation of l33t Speak BBC presents an introduction to the history and vocabulary of l33t speak. (August 16, 2002) http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A787917