@parados,
The size of the English language is not the issue being discussed. All I wanted to say is that French borrowings represents close to half of commonly used English words. The 10,000 most frequently used words are a good enough approximation for me. Maybe 41% is not "close" enough for you, but in any case that's what the data says, and it's way more than what you thought it would be.
There's a clique around here, with very big mouths but no knowledge whatsoever, ganging up on people and displaying casual prejudice in the process...
The worse part is, you actually get angry when your victim does not agree with you, or don't laugh at your sodding jokes, as if it was some sort of offense to disagree with you, to not find funny what you find funny, or worse, to know stuff that you don't know about. That general lack of curiosity and interest, that thick lard of vanity so many posters here have wrapped their mind in, that's the saddest thing, especially for such a site that tried to valorise expertise. Though I suppose that dream is long dead anyway. Like, who's the expert about English around here?
And yes, I am entitled to my opinion and to insisting on it, especially if supported by FACTS. Now go cry on the shoulder of another gang member.
