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Thieves' Cant is back

Started by kregmosier, June 10, 2009, 10:42:33 AM

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kregmosier

June 10, 2009, 10:42:33 AM
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middle-school renaissance

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arminius

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June 10, 2009, 11:43:49 AM
Have you seen Snatch? It's a good movie and it goes into a bit of detail about English gypsy speech, which according to the article is connected to thieves' cant.

Ian Absentia

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June 10, 2009, 11:49:12 AM
In this enlightened age, I find it disappointing that they continue to apply such a negative connotation to this culturally-significant linguistic form.  Perhaps updating the name to something more socially empowering, like "Thieves' Can!" would be an improvement.

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