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Here is what they have to say about the laws that govern them: https://www.academie-francaise.fr/linstitution/statuts-et-reglements https://www.academie-francai

Here is what they have to say about the laws that govern them: https://www.academie-francaise.fr/linstitution/statuts-et-reglements https://www.academie-francaise.fr/linstitution/statuts-et-re... From where I stand, I'd call those language purity laws. You can read them for yourself, if you can read French. Otherwise, you may have to make use of a translation service.

School-Cotton 3y ago
I can read French. Which thing on that page specifically are you talking about? It all seems to be laws establishing the Académie, governing how it’s run, etc., but I don’t see anything on there about mandating that anyone speaks French in a particular way according to the Académie’s decisions.
- bradknowles 3y ago
  The thing about French laws is that they are based on a different system than we have here in the US. It's called the "common law" system. That's why a normal, valid, and fully enforceable contract between two multi-million dollar companies in France could be just a page long. Or maybe just a few pages. The 99.9% that is not written down on that paper is assumed to automatically be applied, and therefore doesn't have to be written down. And the same is true for creating new laws in France. When you create a law that establishes the existence a certain organization, a whole host of other things are effectively built into that, simply by inheritance from the common law system. And common laws don't need to be written down anywhere, because they're common. You look at what is written, and you see only what is written. I look at what is written, and I understand something of how much doesn't need to be written because it's common law.
  - School-Cotton 3y ago
    At this point you’re just making up nonsense to avoid admitting that you were wrong from the beginning.

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Here is what they have to say about the laws that govern them: https://www.academie-francaise.fr/linstitution/statuts-et-reglements https://www.academie-francai

by bradknowles 3y ago

School-Cotton 3y ago
I can read French. Which thing on that page specifically are you talking about? It all seems to be laws establishing the Académie, governing how it’s run, etc., but I don’t see anything on there about mandating that anyone speaks French in a particular way according to the Académie’s decisions.
- bradknowles 3y ago
  The thing about French laws is that they are based on a different system than we have here in the US. It's called the "common law" system. That's why a normal, valid, and fully enforceable contract between two multi-million dollar companies in France could be just a page long. Or maybe just a few pages. The 99.9% that is not written down on that paper is assumed to automatically be applied, and therefore doesn't have to be written down. And the same is true for creating new laws in France. When you create a law that establishes the existence a certain organization, a whole host of other things are effectively built into that, simply by inheritance from the common law system. And common laws don't need to be written down anywhere, because they're common. You look at what is written, and you see only what is written. I look at what is written, and I understand something of how much doesn't need to be written because it's common law.
  - School-Cotton 3y ago
    At this point you’re just making up nonsense to avoid admitting that you were wrong from the beginning.