Shibboleths that get you past the initial script stage
This is (hopefully not) obnoxiously off-topic...<p>As a Hebrew speaker, I wish the "shibboleth" idiom (which is a good one) was translated, rather than transliterated. laoned idioms are inherently exotic, and this one is worth demystifying<p>It means any choice of word (or pronunciation, in the literal example) that clearly identifies the speaker's group affiliations.<p>A good modern example is "LondonDerry/Derry. This'd be my my choice for an English translation of shibboleth.<p>These tweets are about hacking shibboleths, which is advanced mode. Basic mode would be just noticing shibboleths, and also why and how they so clearly identify speakers.<p>Shiboleths can have serious weight, can be used to disarm/arm. They're probably interesting to text analysis as a classifier. You can use them to reliably imply things about you, like patio does<p>One hack among many possibles. I'm looking forward to Mackenzie's modern Machiavelli YouTube series using Derries.