Why I love English
May. 5th, 2003 11:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerThe 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.
-- James D. Nicoll
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Date: 2003-05-05 03:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-05-05 04:07 am (UTC)I've always loved that.
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Date: 2003-05-05 05:09 am (UTC)I've just added you as a friend btw - have been meaning to for ages but never got around to it!
Maggie x
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Date: 2003-05-05 06:16 am (UTC)heh
Date: 2003-05-05 08:00 am (UTC)I was like, "Who the fuck are you?"
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Date: 2003-05-06 05:09 pm (UTC)