> I think the reason is different. Some languages have official bodies that decree how a language works. For example the French have the French Academy. Well,

> I think the reason is different. Some languages have official bodies that decree how a language works. For example the French have the French Academy. Well, they like to pretend they have that kind of authority, those languages don't actually have a "boss" in charge of how the language works either. IIRC, the French Academy has tried (and failed) to stamp out anglicisms like email (https://www.thoughtco.com/le-courriel-vocabulary-1371793 https://www.thoughtco.com/le-courriel-vocabulary-1371793) and weekend (https://www.lawlessfrench.com/tag/franglais/ https://www.lawlessfrench.com/tag/franglais/).