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Originally Posted by danielf
What really ****es me off is that they are called 'loanwords'. If they are indeed on loan, I think we should start proceedings to have them returned immediately. It's a disgrace the way they are using them  |
Ahem! Before you start doing that, I suggest you take a look at the vast number of words that English has "borrowed" from other languages.
http://www.krysstal.com/borrow.html
Imagine if they started demanding them back!