Trying to ID a mysterious fruit
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
James Nicoll's epigram applies -
"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"
Superb!
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