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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse removed. 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.”

― James D. Nicoll

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