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0 pointsSketchySeaBeast4y ago0 comments

> Unlike e.g. French, there is no definitive, latest version of the language decreed from above.

What do you mean by this? French is spoken differently with different dialects over the world - eg. Quebecois French is not the same as France French. And while French may be one of the roots of English, there are also French words with their roots in English. It's all a mishmash.

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jefft2554y ago

I think he’s referring to the Académie which pretends to control what’s correct French or not. Of course as you mention, Québec has its own thing and does not listen to them.

krona4y ago

The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language.

No such institution exists for the English language.

SketchySeaBeastOP4y ago

Fair enough, though that's only France, not the language itself, but you're right, no equivalent exists in English.

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