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An excellent example of an anti-shibboleth, also known as a "frisco": https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/45448571632/the-opposite-of-a-shibboleth-is-a-frisco
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An excellent example of an anti-shibboleth, also known as a "frisco":
https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/45448571632/the-opposite-of-a-shibboleth-is-a-frisco https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/45448571632/the-opposit...
These signal words act as a silent, passive test of competence in that once you hear them, you can be assured of the speaker's ignorance and discount their opinions accordingly.