When ever the English language and its appropriation of other words come up I cannot help but think of this quote from James Nicoll: "The problem with defendin

When ever the English language and its appropriation of other words come up I cannot help but think of this quote from James Nicoll: "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 rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."