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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by ralusek on Friday July 27, 2018 @04:49PM (#17629261)
They haven't gotten over the whole "lingua Franca" thing.
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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by coldtea on Friday July 27, 2018 @06:50PM (#17630096)
Well, it will take the British and Americans a long time to go over the same thing as well when the time comes...
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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by michaelmrose on Friday July 27, 2018 @08:51PM (#17630794)
Get back to me in 20 years and we'll see how that went.
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Re:Behemoth, bully, thief: how the English language is takin... by coldtea on Saturday July 28, 2018 @06:43AM (#17632554)
Who said it has to be in 20 years? It took a couple of centuries for the French.
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