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Old 09-26-2020, 04:32 AM   #29213
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Thanks. The French have been reluctant to borrow from the English language. The inverse was not true, historically speaking.
English has never been averse to borrowing from ANY language, as the famous quote from James D Nicoll reminds us: "English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." That's why it's a Germanic language in (~40%) French clothing
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