The origins of "w00t"
My good friend Yi Long on the topic of “w00t”:
The synendochal substitution of “00” for the “oo” of “woot” references the binary coding system of digital technology, thus highlighting the materiality and non-symbolising symbolism of sign systems; the relationship between signs and their significations are arbitrary (de saussure), neither presenting something real nor substantial.
He’s doing an Arts degree.
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:55
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