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18-Sep-2003, 17:31
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 Check this out. (English words from Spanish.) New World encounters bring new words http://www.infoplease.com/spot/spanishwords1.html Fascinating stuff. English is truly a worldwide language. It has borrowed from everybody. :) |
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18-Sep-2003, 17:49
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| Interesting stuff, Ron.  ) |
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19-Sep-2003, 17:03
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| Here is more. Spanish Place Names Hispanic heritage from coast to coast http://www.infoplease.com/spot/spanishnames.html :) |
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19-Sep-2003, 23:37
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| One of the joys of English is its ability to absorb foreign words. However, ther are many other languages that have mechanisms to adopt, some to a far greater extent. This flexibility is positive, IMO. |
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20-Sep-2003, 08:57
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| I'm curious. Which languages borrow more than English does? :) |
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