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Schott's Significa: The Hidden Vocabulary of Subcultures, Societies, and Everyday Speech by Ben Schott The Diary of a Young Girl Things only get worse whenA language taxonomy for our curious times. Every day we are surrounded by complex, private systems of knowledge and language: some we use ourselves, others we observe or overhear. Every trade, gang, clique, and profession develops a private lexicon of words, signs, and signals to bind its members closer while keeping strangers out. From dog walkers to spies, sommeliers to gym goers, typography to graffiti, Schott's Significa decodes the secret