Reply #10: You get your mouth washed out by Republicans

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if you dare utter a foreign word. "If it ain't English .. It ain't American" could be the new (ironic) Republican slogan.

Here are a few common words of SPANISH origin that Republicans might banish from our language.....

Adios, Aficianado, Albino, Alfalfa, Anchovy, Armadillo, Amigo, Avocado, Banana, Bodega, Buckaroo, Burrito, Cabana, Cannibal, Canoe, Canyon, Cargo, Chile, Chocolate, Cigarette, Cilantro, Cocaine, Cockroach, Comrade, Condor, Conquistador, Coyote, Crimson, Desperado, Embargo, Embarrass, Fajita, Fiesta, FILIBUSTER, Filipino, Flamingo, Flotilla, Gringo, Guacamole, Guava, Guerrilla, Guitar, Hacienda, Hammock, Hoosegow, Hurricane, Iguana, Incommunicado, Jaguar, Jalapeno, Junta, Llasso, Latino, Llama, Loco, Macho, Maize, Margarita, Mariachi, Marijuana, Maroon, Matador, Mate, Mesa, Mulatto, Mustang, Nacho, Nada, Negro, Palmetto, Papaya, Patio, Peccadillo, Peon, Peyote, Pimento, Platinum, Potato, Pronto, Puma, Ranch, Renegade, Rodeo, Rumba, Salsa, Savanna, Suave, Savvy, Sherry, Sierra, Siesta, Silo, Sombrero, Stampede, Taco, Tamale, Tango, Tapioca, Tequila, Tilde, Tobacco, Tomato, Tornado, Tortilla, Tuna, Vamoose, Vanilla, and Yam.

And don't forget all those "foreign" French and German words that have crept into our language.. not to mention that dirty old Latin :-)