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Israel Silverman wrote:

Upon further thought, I agree that there is a significant probability that
it could be "kills you." But many times out of the probability space such a
variant, if intended to mean that, would be chosen only if a more common
form was unavailable. I checked and both "Killsyou" and "killsu" were still
available.

Neither are standard 1337Speak (Elite Speak). "killz Joo" is.

References:

1337Speak- The Guide
http://the.mysterious.alex.googlepages.com/

An Explanation of l33t Speak
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A787917

Wikipedia: L33t
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L33t

Game Geek’s Goss: Linguistic Creativity In Young
Males Within An Online University Forum"
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/sbs/ajet...-2-Blashki.pdf

Is There A Translator in Teh House?": Cultural and Discourse Analysis
of a Virtual Speech Community on an Internet Message Board
http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/et...anc_thesis.pdf

relax we understand j00
http://www.case.edu/orgs/sigmataudel...understand.htm