How secret languages develop in closed societies:
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"Also known as peddler’s French, cant was the specialized tongue of
thieves, cutpurses, and con artists. More than just slang or jargon,
cant was an independent language, unintelligible to outsiders, an
artificial English-within-English, which, according to the playwright
Thomas Dekker, “none but themselves should understand.”"
Via Muse, who wrote: "Cool stuff about secret languages!"
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