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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes, absolutely! I think that's one of the strengths of English, the fact that it's happy to "steal" from other languages when it needs a new word. If you have a situation like in France, where there is an official body to protect the "purity" of the language, and the government passes laws to try to "ban" the use of foreign words; that seems like a sign that a language is "in trouble" to me.
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Heaps of Languages borrow words All the time. I think English just gets more press because of its notoriety. That said. you are correct.... heaps of words get into the language..... that is the beauty of language.... unfortunately.... Writing has helped stifle some of that beauty.