I remember back in my Boy Scouts days that on a camporee, my Troop had British Surplus MREs while the neighboring Troop had American... the attempts at trading were hilarious.
''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