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Not my story but from my boyfriend. In English class they were supposed to write a review about a movie. He wrote a negative one about The Last Airbender from M. Night Shyamalan. First she argued that "iceberg" is not an english word (this took place in Germany) and that he should instead use "icy mountain" they had to look it up in a dictionary to convince her otherwise and then she took points away because "why would you write a review about something and not recommend it".
I agree. It's a loan word from Dutch and after 200 years, it's about time you give it back.
I'm german I can only offer you Eisberg
That sounds too demanding
It wasn't a loan. It's ours now.
Stop using it before we make you another state.
English, that language that borrows words from everywhere else?