The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
Friends you and me... You brought another friend... And then there were three... We started our group... Our circle of friends... And like that circle there is no beginning or end... Yesterday is history... Tomorrow is a mystery... Today is a gift, thats why they call it the present