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ndsipa_pomuyesterday at 7:37 PM1 replyview on HN

English tends to just borrow/steal words from other languages if they're useful enough. It could also be something to do with the lack of consistency of english rules so it's not so easy to create new words.


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kevin_thibedeauyesterday at 11:00 PM

You can wordificate cromulent lexemes with abandon. The English language don't care.