[calex59]

I’m sure we would be shocked if in fifty years, the word “friends” began to be substituted for “amigos”

I don't see any words on the list that are replacing French words, I see a bunch of words that have no French equivalent.

[Olog-hai]

That’s correct; they’re trying to come up with native equivalents. I don’t think it’ll work out, though.

Imagine calling champagne “carbonated wine”?

[Savage Beast]

But foreign words imported into English tend to convey subtle meanings that give English a great deal of nuances and color, e.g. taboo—ranch—boondocks—yen—kamakazi—hacienda—guru— Little effort was made to protect the purity of the English language, and consequently it’s rich with meanings.