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Mind if I borrow it when you're done Bill? (startrek.website)
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[–] Reil@beehaw.org 49 points 11 months ago

The whole point of thieves cant is that it seems like 'normal' speech to outsiders, though. It just hides illicit meanings within, while sounding like very bland/innocent common (or whatever is used as the mask). Undercommon is immediately noticeable as foreign and pointed out.