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In response to "Bah! Whatever happened to having standards? -- nm" by znufrii

There's no equivalent to the Academie Francaise for the English language, so it tends to be more... democratic

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Jan 27 '09, 07:52

I know what you mean, in that there are particular rules of language, and that it's important to follow them to ensure there's clear communication.

But part of the charm of English is how it easily it invents and adopts new words. I think you'd limit that if you had some type of rigid English standards enforcement

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It's one thing for casual vernacular use, quite another for official govenrment use. -- nm - znufrii Jan 27, 07:57 6
- they have their own fucked up style. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 08:04
- Ehh... it's just a typo in a quickly written document. These bills are written by people like you and me, they don't come out perfect. -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 07:59 4
  - Well, I hope they fix it. -- nm - znufrii Jan 27, 08:01 3
    - Fixed - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 27, 08:04 1
      - better... -- nm - znufrii Jan 27, 08:08
    - Flip them an email. Then if it gets corrected, you'll have a story to tell your grandkids :) -- nm - Roger More Jan 27, 08:03

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There's no equivalent to the Academie Francaise for the English language, so it tends to be more... democratic

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