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make_your_move) wrote2005-10-19 12:41 pm
make_your_move) wrote2005-10-19 12:41 pm
Nuturing the mishmash
From Freewill astrology
Medieval language expert Alexandra Gillespie writes that "English is a
bastard tongue, an unruly mix of corrupted Latin, Anglo-Saxon, French
(in particular Middle Norman), Brythonic and Goideleic Gaelic, Welsh,
and other forms of the Celtic tongues." In other words, the most widely
used language on the planet was cobbled together from a hodgepodge of
disparate influences. I hope that inspires you, Leo, to take full
advantage of the mishmash you're nurturing. As you borrow and patch,
appropriate and blend, scavenge and integrate, be mindful of the rich
potentials inherent in your hybrid creation.
Medieval language expert Alexandra Gillespie writes that "English is a
bastard tongue, an unruly mix of corrupted Latin, Anglo-Saxon, French
(in particular Middle Norman), Brythonic and Goideleic Gaelic, Welsh,
and other forms of the Celtic tongues." In other words, the most widely
used language on the planet was cobbled together from a hodgepodge of
disparate influences. I hope that inspires you, Leo, to take full
advantage of the mishmash you're nurturing. As you borrow and patch,
appropriate and blend, scavenge and integrate, be mindful of the rich
potentials inherent in your hybrid creation.
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"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that the English language is as pure as a crib-house whore. It not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary."
James Nicoll, 1846 - 1918
*chuckle*