There is no such thing as “language purity laws” in France; that’s a complete myth. The Académie Française is a cultural institution with no legal power whatsoe

There is no such thing as “language purity laws” in France; that’s a complete myth. The Académie Française is a cultural institution with no legal power whatsoever. Some English loanwords in French are “weekend”, “shampooing”, and “chewing-gum”.