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by RC loves ice cream on October 25th, 2009
Right after you've removed all the Germanic vocabulary.
PS: "purging", "inferior", "vocabulary" and "language" are all derived from Latin.
by evandad on October 25th, 2009
Latin is the base of most languages. It was used by ancient scholars. If you're vying for today's most ridiculous question, you can stop, you've won.
by judgebill on October 25th, 2009
To do so would practically eliminate most polysyllabic words.
by Matrixbarf on October 25th, 2009
I have a audiobook called "The Mother Tongue", that is mainly about the English language, but it also speaks on how languages evolve over time. One way languages purge words is by having them fall out of popular use. So, looking at your question, maybe we should weight whether the words "purging", "inferior", and "language" are inferior words that should be done away with. cheers :D +dos
by lreinosoy on July 4th, 2010
Actually, by learning the basics of latin, you will enrich your knowledge of English, and will facilitate the learning and usage of words in any other western language. And what does inferior latin means anyway.
Is personnel singular or plural?
by Answerbag Staff on July 4th, 2010
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Do you say 'among' or 'amongst'? Apparently both are correct.
by Juice on August 8th, 2011
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what does this sentence mean?
by henrymonga on August 12th, 2011
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determine the indirect object: the coach handed the player a blue ribbon.
by crystal2008 on September 11th, 2011
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Without any further ado, can someone please explain what ado is?
by One mans opinion on August 23rd, 2011
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I was going to say, "Purge" [Middle English purgen, from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgāre, from pūrus, pure.]
by Jim in a Nautilus COAT on October 26th, 2009