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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 09:40:47 JST myrmepropagandist

   one leaf
   two leafs
   many leaves?

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     Draken BlackKnight (drakenblackknight@mastodon.online)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 09:40:44 JST Draken BlackKnight

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     • llewelly

     @futurebird @llewelly
     English does not "borrow" from other languages, it follows them down dark alleys, knocks them on the head with a blackjack, and rifles through their pockets for loose grammar and words.

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     myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 09:40:45 JST myrmepropagandist

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     • llewelly

     @llewelly

     but we have to keep making English worse. It's our duty.

     mark and NaClKnight repeated this.
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     llewelly (llewelly@sauropods.win)'s status on Thursday, 18-Jul-2024 09:40:46 JST llewelly

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     @futurebird
     nah, two leaves, just like two dwarves, two elves, two shelves, two hooves, two proves, etc.