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All this reminds me of the now-famous quote about English "borrowing" words... > The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English
by inanutshellus 2y ago
All this reminds me of the now-famous quote about English "borrowing" words...
> 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.
(quote swiped from https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Nicoll https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Nicoll)