Re: [GZG] [OT] Re: Ginger

Richard Bell wrote:
> This makes me think of something a friend of mine wrote:
>   
> People who go on about the purity of the English language amuse me.
English has all the purity of a cribhouse whore. It not only borrows
words from other languages, it lures small languages into dark alleys
and rolls them for spare vocabulary.
>   
I believe the original quote was:

"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." --

[Prof.?] James D. Nicoll

And it's true, too. English will, given the oppotunity, run utterly amok

(Malay word! <g>) in its desire to find new vocab.

Phil
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