the new L33t? 'Nerdic' is fastest-growing language

telegraph......From dongles to mashups to RickRolling, 'geek speak' has become the fastest growing language in Europe [and the world] as new words are invented to describe technological advances.

Experts claim about 100 new words are added to the language of technology, dubbed 'Nerdic', every year - three times the number of new words making it into the Oxford English Dictionary.
This year the number of new Nerdic words will rise to 200, according to research carried out by e-tailer pixmania.com to mark the 15th anniversary of the internet.

Stuart Miles, the editor of gadget website Pocket-Lint.co.uk, said: "Technology has revolutionised the way we speak. With so many words and phrases being created all the time it's created a whole new way of communicating.

He added: "If you're really into technology like me, it is actually possible to have an entire conversation in Nerdic, although not everyone else would be able to understand it." [my sister surely would, zlol]

Now calls have even been made to have Nerdic recognised as an official language. WHAT?!?!?!?
The researchers found that Nerdic contained the three core elements needed to define a language - words, phrases and pronunciation.

Ulric Jerome, the managing director of pixmania.com, said: "Technology has infiltrated our lives in many ways and at such a pace it is natural that it has developed a language of its own.
"It's exciting to see Nerdic bringing Europe together, and by recognising Nerdic as an official language the UK will continue to help unite technology fans across Europe."

some examples:

RickRoll - To intentionally misdirect internet users to a video of Never Gonna Give You Up by 80s one-hit-wonder Rick Astley.
UGC (user generated content) - The buzz word in the internet right now. Flickr, Facebook and YouTube all rely on the reader generating content on the sites.
Mashup - Take two or more really interesting elements from different websites or applications and make them into one - think Google Maps with an overlay of where you can buy clown outfits from.
Android - Think iPhone but with a slightly different interface on phones from Samsung to HTC and with the ability for anyone to make applications for it.
Fuel-cell - Green water powered battery for everything from cars to laptops that will boost your gadget's life considerably over standard batteries.