ABSTRACT
Like argot, cant is often used as a synonym for jargon. However, cant has a more specific meaning in that it is the term applied to speech or writing associated with a doctrine that is suspect. It may thus imply hypocritical piety, unacceptable political dogma, the secret language of the underworld or the stereotyped language of religious, political or scientific writers with whom we do not agree. When cant is used, it implies not only disagreement with what has been said or written but disapproval of the author.
