Loanwords Quotes

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Thorsten J. Pattberg
“I am all for the inclusion of foreign cultures, not their omission in our media. Foreign names, brands, and inventions must be allowed to show and to compete in US publications. Today, most foreign words are still banned. And almost 7 billion people whose first language is not English are silenced.”
Thorsten J. Pattberg

Thorsten J. Pattberg
“For 3,000 years the Chinese owned the concept of daxue, yet no Chinaman ever came of the idea - let alone succeeded - to elevate this word permanently into the English language. What to think of such cultural passivity?”
Thorsten J. Pattberg