It's the "don't speak ill of the dead" effect. Sort of like how, now that Michael Jackson has passed on, it's all about his music versus the tabloid pedophilia accusations.
''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
''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