Original question by @Justathroughdaway@lemmy.world

I like to lean about words from around the world and use them in my speech. I have a particular love for British words. I just love words like spiv, nod, wasteman, barmy, slapper, bruv, shafted, nonce, junkie, bint, smackhead, slag, breve, chav, squiffy, slaphead, dosh, shafted

  • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
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    2 days ago

    All the time.

    There is no such thing as a (modern) language that is not assembled from borrowing from other languages. So even speaking a single language, one may already be ‘borrowing’ from quite a few more. Add to that many of us will speak at least two languages (native + English), or more.

    So yeah, like many, I borrow words and expressions from any of the languages I speak, even more so with those words and expressions I have a sweet spot for ;)