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   T. Thorn Coyle they/them (thorncoyle@wandering.shop)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 00:35:20 JST T. Thorn Coyle they/them

   English, why so many homonyms?
   Why????

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 00:35:19 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @thorncoyle Because it's three languages standing on top of each other wearing a long coat. More source languages means more homonyms.

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 00:57:09 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @thorncoyle Honestly, I said it largely because it was the first time it'd occurred to me how many English homonyms are result of sucking up another language.

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     T. Thorn Coyle they/them (thorncoyle@wandering.shop)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 00:57:10 JST T. Thorn Coyle they/them

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     • Kit Rhett Aultman

     @roadriverrail I do know and appreciate that… except when I find it annoying!

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     Kit Rhett Aultman (roadriverrail@signs.codes)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 01:17:09 JST Kit Rhett Aultman

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     @thorncoyle Oh, without a doubt. I'd just never realized some of the side effects that has on us! 😆

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     T. Thorn Coyle they/them (thorncoyle@wandering.shop)'s status on Friday, 25-Oct-2024 01:17:10 JST T. Thorn Coyle they/them

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     • Kit Rhett Aultman

     @roadriverrail “[English] not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary.”

     — James Nicoll