I remember reading somewhere something along the lines of the following:

"English doesn't merely borrow from other languages, it follows them down dark alleys, knocks them unconscious, and then empties their pockets."

It does have one of the largest vocabularies of any language (I've seen figures from around 500000 words to more than 800000), mainly because of this propensity.

Also, always remember - Verbing wierds language!

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