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> Culture is defined by people, not some sacred thing that needs to be preserved A counter to this is the Académie Française [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/
by vic-traill 4y ago
> Culture is defined by people, not some sacred thing that needs to be preserved
A counter to this is the Académie Française [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise
- ur-whale 4y ago> A counter to this is the Académie Française Which happens to be the laughing stock of the rest of the world, good call.
- nindalf 4y agoBut without them, how would we have figured out if Covid was male or female? https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/13/le-la-covid-coronavirus-acronym-feminine-academie-francaise-france https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/13/le-la-covid-co...
- orwin 4y agoThis is the French thing that I'm the most ashamed of. I'd rather defend Napoleon post 4th coalition or any king post Henry IV than the 'académie française'
- TRiG_Ireland 4y agoIf you ignore the Académie Française's overblown sense of self-importance and just treat is as publishing a style guide to be followed by official publications, you'll see it as fairly reasonable. Most countries have a style guide for official publications, don't they?