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> there are words in other languages that are difficult to articulate in English. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. You

• mikeash 11y ago
  "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and riffle their pockets for new vocabulary." - James Nicoll