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Originally Posted by Patricia
I hadn't noticed the Verlan, though. Thanks, Zelda.
(My first introduction to Verlan was reading Balzac's 'Spendeurs et misères des courtisanes', where Vautrin uses it when imprisoned.)
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holy cow, i had no idea it had been in use so long. i bet
les djeunes des cités would be pretty stunned to find out they're speaking like Balzac as well. i will have to read
Splendeurs et Misères.