Bitter, much?
Yes, let's all bash America because anyone against that imperialistic land of ignorant, grubbing, greedy swine can't possibly be ignorant, grubbing, greedy, imperialist swine themselves!
Hey! I know! I'll poke people's patriotic buttons so I can get them riled up and defensive so I can prove *I'M* superior because *I'M* never wrong!
Nah, on second thought, when I do that, I just come across as an asshat.
''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
Yes, let's all bash America because anyone against that imperialistic land of ignorant, grubbing, greedy swine can't possibly be ignorant, grubbing, greedy, imperialist swine themselves!
Hey! I know! I'll poke people's patriotic buttons so I can get them riled up and defensive so I can prove *I'M* superior because *I'M* never wrong!
Nah, on second thought, when I do that, I just come across as an asshat.
''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