Not only does the English Language borrow words from other languages, it sometimes chases them down dark alleys, hits them over the head, and goes through their pockets. --Eddy PetersNot only that, instead of the money, it escapes with the pocket lint. --Don Roberts
[From Dr. Ralph Johnson's Patterns Discussion Group, as witnessed by me]
[Note - a restatement of an earlier quote from James D Nicoll, posted sometime in 1990 - ed.]