What is textspeak?

[iyuanobi]

I was talking to a friend about how the new generationīs writing skill has devolved in such a way that looked like a new language has been invented.
In short terms, nowadays, we see "textspeak" so commonly used that has become such a trendy stuff.

Anyone knows how to translate this fancy word?

[agustinab]

Hmm I've been doing some research and so far I couldn't find a one-word translation for it.

Some translation engines suggest "texto hablado" as possible option.

[santiagop]

Thatīs a great word to add into the Orwell's 1984 newspeak dictionary

[solg]

I found it as "Lenguaje chat" or "ciberlenguaje" in Spanish (Wikipedia). I'm not a fan of either one...

But here are some examples!! XD

1) Txtspk is sooooo cool

2) -RU cmin out 2nite?
-Yeah luv 2 m8, wot time?
-bout 8ish. mt u in twn
-gr8. cu then

[iyuanobi]

So I guess there is no official translation for this new baby lol.

"Ciberlenguaje" sounds pretty good, I think.