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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I dunno, English is pretty good at stealing bits of other languages.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    One of Britain's most commonly used political words is of Irish origin: Tory.

    When you look into the etymology, and consider the historical relationship between Britain and Ireland, it makes sense that that would be the one we (Britain) heard often enough to copy.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    But it's more of copying, isn't it? The peoples that the British "take" words from still keep those words.

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