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.


Usenet article <1990May15.155309.8892@watdragon.waterloo.edu> (1990), updated in Usenet article (2003)

James Nicoll 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...

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...

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...

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...