RULES OF L337

- Most L337 words are generally normal words, but with symbols, or combinations of symbols, used to replace letters. (See below, L337 Alphabet)

- Whenever describing an action of somebody, always put a / and a general indicator of the person performing said act before the action. Then all words in the sentence must be in the present tense. (For example; /Me runs to get coffee, BRB.) This rule is mostly used when telling somebody what you are about to do.

- Many L337 words are just odd abbreviations of English words. (For example; the word L337 is an odd abbreviation of the word Elite, chosen as the Name of the language as it was the first L337 word.)

- Most other rules, such as sentence and paragraph structure are the same as English.

- Slang also influences the choice of words and how long one sentence is. (e.g. "h3ll0, |\/|y n4m3 i5 3r1ck" is not l33t... "y0, mi3 n4m3 s| eRiCk", is something closer to l33t)

- There are no upper case or lower case letters in the L337 language.

- L337 Light and Hardcore L337 are used in different situations, depending on respect for the person being spoken to or fluency in either version. If using L337 Light to talk to someone of whom you respect greatly, it's always polite to apologize before hand, as L337 Light is reserved for friends, acquaintances, strangers, and family, people unknown or known well. Hardcore L337 is used when talking to someone of higher authority or respect, or to make oneself look important (This is frowned upon though).

- While writing with L337 Light and exclamation is needed, it's the same symbol as the I, so when reading, if there's an ! at the end of a sentence, it is an exclamation.

- Proper names are always spelled out in English letters, with capitals at the beginning, but handles and nicknames are always spelled out in L337, following L337 rules.