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English and borrowing · Mr Verb

The English language and borrowing

October 3, 2012 John

Readers might find interesting a rather neat posting from Mr Verb a couple of days ago on the subject of English and borrowing. The posting includes a picture of a T-shirt, inscribed with the words: The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that the English language is as pure as a crib-house whore.… Continue reading The English language and borrowing

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