Drago
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Who is Percy?
The chap you point at the porcelain?
Who is Percy?
The chap you point at the porcelain?
The point was that per-se is not even English.
And Percy has become a bit of drip
At what point does a borrowed phrase or word cease to be borrowed and become local? Per se is Latin but is used in English, the same as et cetera, ad hoc, post mortem and others ad nauseam.
The point was that per-se is not even English.
What is English, though?
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'Woke': Similar to 'snowflake' but directed at such terrible things as the modern day world have decided to champion (human rights, pollution, the ozone layer, the BBC etc, etc etc) that your tiny little mind can't comprehend because it didn't happen in 1972.
English is a West Germanic language that originated in Britain during the early Middle Ages. It is the most spoken language in the world, and is the primary language in many countries.
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My German teacher used to say, "English is really a dialect of German,
So does that mean that GERMAN is the most spoken language in the world??![]()
"Woke" used to mean one thing but has been redefined so much by both extremes that it's either an insult or holy writ, depending on who you ask. Either way it's become pretty much useless.
A pair o' socks?? By 'eck, we 'ad 1 sock between the lot. That's all nine brothers."anyone who can afford a pair of socks".
English is a West Germanic language that originated in Britain during the early Middle Ages. It is the most spoken language in the world, and is the primary language in many countries.
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