English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over and goes through their pockets for loose grammar. -Paraphrased from James Nicoll
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4 comments:
Very true.
Aha, so true!
Here's the non-paraphrased version:
"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."
*falls out of chair laughing*
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