An old post of mine about Nonpareil Jack Dempsey on one Russian forum. Dated June 26, 2004. That's the day when I first learned what 'nonpareil' word means, FYI.
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The English borrowed many words from others. So assuming it was once French, it is an English word now. Have I ever had a desire to learn Russian? No! Why learn a language no person outside of Russia uses?
It was, and still is, French. The fact its fallen into use with English speakers doesn't alter that. And as for pulling up a Russian for not knowing the word......tut, tut. Give he guy a break.
Does to me... it's an English word now. You might as well accept the fact English, not French or Russian, is the global language It's what senya and you are both using. Just read Janitor's post and drop this angle...
Not here mate. The phrase is French and only really makes grammatical sense in French but its no biggie to me... I'm English.
Don't most English have a certain dislike for the French? How does the word fail to make grammatical sense in English when a definition is easily available... in English? Most English words derive their meaning through definition, don't they? If not, how did we ever learn how to use them??
No equal Jack Dempsey? Having no equal Jack Dempsey? Doesn't work gramatically... I don't mind the French....as long as they stay in France.
Dempsey was a phenomenal fighter with more finish fights than most fighters in the 1880s. I will have a pretty good discussion of his career, and his fight with Fitzsimmons, in my upcoming book on Bob Fitzsimmons, coming out in December.