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Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by ndsipa_pomu on Sunday August 02, 2026 @03:37PM (#49147578)
English tends to just borrow/steal words from other languages if they're useful enough. It could also be something to do with the lack of consistency of english rules so it's not so easy to create new words.
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Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by kevin_thibedeau on Sunday August 02, 2026 @07:00PM (#49149288)
You can wordificate cromulent lexemes with abandon. The English language don't care.
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Re:How the words we teach English language learners changed by teddyh on Monday August 03, 2026 @12:18AM (#49151173)
any noun can become a verb if you don’t care enough

— <https://blog.linguisten.de/post/183704949120/any-noun-can-be...>

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