The English Major approves this message:

[sailorzelda]

"English: A language that lurks in dark alleys, beats up other languages and rifles through their pockets for spare vocabulary."

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The full quote:

[clanhanna]

"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

Re: The full quote:

[lqc]

Yeah but there's nothing wrong with the paraphrased Urban Dictionary version she found.

Re: The full quote:

[6sixofswords6]

The difference between Zandofars and Caernas.

Re: The full quote:

[sailorzelda]

Mwahahahah indeeeed....

Re: The full quote:

[clanhanna]

OCD much? Me? Never...

Re: The full quote:

[sailorzelda]

In fact I like the paraphrased one better!

Re: The full quote:

[clanhanna]

It definitely is easier to remember.

Re: The full quote:

[clanhanna]

Absolutely true. I just put it there for (1) the preamble line "pure as a cribhouse whore" (which amuses me), and (2) the author of the quote.