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4-15-2009 3:21 PM
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Jorjor says:
A paraphrase of a quotation made by James Nicoll. "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."

It's hard to find a major language that hasn't been mugged and robbed by English.
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5-3-2009 6:51 PM
carrerinyes
True. But, we can only lexigram in english...why is that?
5-3-2009 8:44 PM
Jorjor
What do you mean by lexigramming?
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