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As a French native, born and living in France, I can guarantee you that "a fully authoritative grammar book" backed by a public institution can be a think. Real
by psychoslave 3y ago
As a French native, born and living in France, I can guarantee you that "a fully authoritative grammar book" backed by a public institution can be a think. Really, here even orthographic errors is supposed to be deemed as a "fault" for which you should feel very ashamed. All that with a large set of inconsistent rules, all having exceptions.
- TRiG_Ireland 3y agoAll that is is a style guide for government publications. It's not binding on anyone else, and certainly is not representative of how French people really speak or write.
- psychoslave 3y agoOf course it's not representative of how French people speak, write, or think. It does influence all aspects of their life wherever they have verbal interactions with some institution, and all the side effect it can permeate to.
- msla 3y agoThe fact some finger-wagging body in France thinks it can sweep out the tide doesn't mean it's capable of any such thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide
- psychoslave 3y agoInteresting links, thanks. Yes, we agree, but those pretending they can when they are backed by governmental powers can go pretty far in term of influence.