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Old 06-03-2010, 06:00 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt View Post
Most words change meaning when they hop from one language to another, why should we insist that they are still foreign words? They are not, they are French (in my case), or English, words with a foreign origin.
I agree with Florence.

I imagine the task of 'correcting' English to remove bastardisations is not something anyone fancies undertaking anytime soon.
I can't think of many more pointless jobs.
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