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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
astra, you seem to be overreacting a bit, particularly in light of the long and glorious tradition of "borrowing" words from other languages which english (and in fact *most* if not all living languages) have been enriched by. probably the majority of words in any one of your (english-language) posts have non-english origins, whether they are recent or not. you know what is meant by the use of the word "liseuse" here, no need to make a big deal out of it. there was certainly nothing in any previous post to justify your post above, i sincerely doubt you are suffering any pain or suffering from the use of the word "liseuse" nor was that the intention of Eric's post.
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Yes, but the best languages (like English) improve upon the simple "borrowing" process by insisting that (1) borrowed words have their spelling changed to conform with English's completely arbitrary spelling conventions, (2) borrowed words have their pronunciation changed in order to give native speakers of the of parent language a false sense of confidence when attempting to use such words in English, and most importantly (3) shading, or even changing completely, the meaning of the borrowed word so as to sever any functional link the borrowed word make have otherwise established between the two languages.
