In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language pic.twitter.com/foOzTu6mYR

— Benjamin Carlson (@bfcarlson) April 10, 2023