Along these lines, there is a wonderful quote from James D. Nicoll from back in the days of Usenet: “The problem with defending the purity of the English langu

Along these lines, there is a wonderful quote from James D. Nicoll from back in the days of Usenet: “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.”