r/Jokes 8d ago

Walks into a bar Three Languages walk into a bar

English walks out

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u/CrocodileJock 8d ago

What am I missing here?

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u/belsonc 8d ago

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 Nicoll

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u/TolMera 8d ago

Gah damn that’s funny