Posted by kubilai9: "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
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Before I go off to read, I wanted to share this poem, which I composed on my drive home from Greg's tonight (and you were worried about me falling asleep, Greg). I'm still tweaking it, but here it is at the moment: