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Jellby · 09-09-2009, 07:38 AM

Trying to fight foreign words or loanwords is like fighting a guerilla war against mosquitos in order to get one's lebensraum, i.e., a bit naïve, one needs a bit of savoir-vivre and talk about it sotto voce...

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09-09-2009, 07:38 AM	#63
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,550 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Trying to fight foreign words or loanwords is like fighting a guerilla war against mosquitos in order to get one's lebensraum, i.e., a bit naïve, one needs a bit of savoir-vivre and talk about it sotto voce... Spanish, Spanish, German, Latin, French, French, Italian...