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Old 02-14-2003, 09:56 AM   #22
Attalus
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Excellent thread. Yes, English is the great "borrower" language. There are even some words with Yiddish origins. schlep, schmuck. I think I read somewhere that English has more words than any other language in the world. *Looks ruefully at his Oxford English Dictionary*
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