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.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Quote of the day
This time about language. From a 1990 Usenet post by James Nicoll:
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