Amongst global languages, English is unique in the sense that its arbiters of correctness are very weak. Many global languages have arbiter bodies which are con

Amongst global languages, English is unique in the sense that its arbiters of correctness are very weak. Many global languages have arbiter bodies which are considered authoritative (for example, the Real Academia Española for the Spanish language), whereas with English such institutions exist but they don't have much influence outside regional standards for formal publications. I would argue that the decentralized and weak arbitration of correctness is what allows it to thrive in extremely diverse cultures, as there is no concept of authoritative correctness that requires you to use a construct that is cultural in nature.