The original quote is: 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 borro

The original quote is: 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 [sic] their pockets for new vocabulary. ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nicoll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nicoll