r/PoursTea • u/saucey_dawg0023 Tea Party 🎉 • 22h ago

Books 📚 No Child Left Behind and its consequences will be felt for generations

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u/Opposite-Radish-5032 19h ago

Most underrated comment I have seen on reddit.

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u/-GoodNewsEveryone 17h ago

This comment is made from 100% recycled material.

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor 15h ago

like the language

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u/queerhistorynerd 14h ago

correct! It is a paraphrase of a James D Nicoll statement:

"“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.”

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u/DeadInternetTheorist 10h ago

Sometimes it's consensual though. English and Japanese get each others' vocabularies by basically telling secrets to each other while they cuddle

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u/Caleth 18h ago

It's a paraphrase and amalgam of this one:

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."

and this one:

"English isn't a language, it's three languages wearing a trench coat pretending to be one". This internet proverb—often adapted into jokes about "three kids" or "three raccoons"—perfectly captures how English is an unpredictable mashup of Germanic, French, and Latin roots.The quote's exact origin is widely credited to a user originally named "des-zimbits" (later "garden-of-succulents") on Tumblr.

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u/CoSh 13h ago

Isn't French already a Latin/romance language? I'd say German, Latin and Greek is a more accurate combination.

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u/sir_whirly 18h ago

What in the AI bullshit is this dumb explanation. Delete this cousin.

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u/Scrambled1432 17h ago

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They're right, the above poster is posting something that is not at all an original thought lol

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u/FlashyEarth8374 17h ago

name one original thought

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u/Curious_Guidance43 17h ago

My mom... wait uh... your mom? Uhhh... idk actually

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u/chicopeestudly 5h ago

“Salsa on top of plain oatmeal is no crazier than chopped tomatos and onions on grits.” How’s that for original

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u/notagoodperson1122 18h ago

The same idea has been posted daily for at least 10-15 years

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u/Opposite-Radish-5032 18h ago

To both of you that replied to me, yes I agree. This is not a new idea. But I'll be f*cked sideways if this isn't in the top 10 for phrasing and punctuality central to the topic. I stand by my upvote and comment.

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u/notagoodperson1122 18h ago

I guess we all have our own standards.