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Mind if I borrow it when you're done Bill? (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year 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.