30 Jun
2009
30 Jun
'09
3:36 a.m.
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
There's a word for that, where you deliberately
mis-spell something for
effect, like "kat kare" or "cheez". Years ago my mum (a retired
English
teacher) told me what it was, but I can't remember and neither can she.
I mean, she's got an excuse, being a little over twice my age...
Anyone here know it?
Spellings such as "lite" are referred to as variant spellings. The
phrases such as "I can haz cheezburger?" are called Leet. Any other, I
don't know.
Warren