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Originally Posted by Patricia
I think that it's a bit gauche (and possibly macabre or sinister) to assume some sort of linguistic purity for English. Haven't borrowings always existed? As arguments go, it's a bit of a cul-de-sac. Let's have some glasnost here!
And a firm that invented "EEE" is unlikely to complain about neologisms.
As for the device, it would be useful for comparing two texts.
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that reply is truly a tour de force, patricia. i would even go so far as to call it a chef d'oeuve.
