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The language is morphing into a dangerous dialect that's completely foreign to parents.

"It gives criminals, kids, whomever, another way to communicate covertly with one another without maybe parents catching on to what the kids are saying," Westerville Police Department Scott Dollison explained.

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Was Officer Dollison wearing his zoot suit when he made these comments. Did he also say 23 skidoo and other obsolete slang terms.

Come on, what kid has not sued ciphers and slang to keep his/her parents from knowing what was going on. It's part of adolesnce and part of the evolution of language. Dollison, what a maroon:)

By CanuckRob (not verified) on 02 May 2006 #permalink

"The language is morphing into a dangerous dialect that's completely foreign to parents."

Oplz... 7h47 5o n00b!

By GPPlascencia (not verified) on 02 May 2006 #permalink

Not to mention the ciphers, which are spawn of the devil and are used only by Al-Qaeda affiliates.

By Roman Werpachowski (not verified) on 02 May 2006 #permalink

Sounds like the cops have found another mortal danger to society, since all the satanic gangs didn't pan out.

By Mark Paris (not verified) on 02 May 2006 #permalink

Dangerous stuff. Communicating in Leet may result in prolonged virginity and 40 years of living in the spare room in your parents' basement.

Ixnay on the inklslay, hepcats. We don't want the ofay to oticenay.

My employer used to make an airplane called the 717 and still makes an airplane called the 737. Heh. I love stewardesses.