>"Stealing words" That's a bit harsh. We borrow words (or loan them). We certainly don't steal them Exactly: you can't "steal" a word, because when Language B

>"Stealing words" That's a bit harsh. We borrow words (or loan them). We certainly don't steal them Exactly: you can't "steal" a word, because when Language B borrows a word from Language A, Language A still has that word. It's just like copying digital data: if I download a copy of Movie A, the studio hasn't lost a copy of it, so it's not "stolen".