Today's Wise Words

[chrishansenhome]

"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."—James D. Nicoll

Comments

[rsc.livejournal.com]

I love that. I'm not sure the extended metaphor actually means anything, but it's a thing of beauty all by itself.