![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. 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.](http://img.enquoted.com/we-don-t-just-borrow-words-on-occasion-english-has-pursued-other-languages-d.webp)
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.
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This is a quote by Canadian author James Nicoll Writer, who was born on March 18, 1961.