# Marketing goes l33t

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketing-goes-l33t/422868>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 16, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketing-goes-l33t/422868 "2007-10-16T02:22:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pithy\_Moniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@Pithy\_Moniker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithy_Moniker)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marketing-goes-l33t/422868/1 "2007-10-16T02:22:38Z")

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I’m logged into Xbox Live right now looking at an ad for Sync voice activation software. The slogan says, “Uber-pwn your Phone, Flash Drive, MP3 Player with your voice.”

It’s bad enough when the kiddies type it. It’s worse when they **say** it over voice chat. Does it have to be in advertising too? Can you at least use it correctly if you simply can’t control yourself?