{"text":"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.","author":"James D. Nicoll","tags":["english","grammar","humor","misattributed-terry-pratchett","vocabulary"],"id":8673,"author_id":"James+D.+Nicoll"}