Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT Nov 2-6, 2009
Border Reiver:
--- Quote from: TheHappyBerry on 05 Nov 2009, 23:15 ---
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes.
"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."
--James D. Nicoll
--- End quote ---
Funny, but given that English is an amalgam of Saxon and Norman French, with whatever words borrowed from various Indian dialects, and from whatever people were being militarily abused by the English at that time it is also true.
fineout:
since ive been here, ive noticed that 80 percent of words made up in the past 10 years (mostly computer/technology related) are all english..german is very influenced by american culture and its kinda funny hearing people talk and then all of a sudden hear a english word come out.
Nightson:
Woo, comic posted right as I was about to go to bed!
<3 QC
Mr_Rose:
Uh, what does "He invented the screechy guitar t" mean? It has to be a typo, right?
Is it cold in here?:
No bloodstains on Marigold's hoodie?
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