Re: [Phys-l] About the "why" and "how questins." (sic.)

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

 "... it is charged with publishing an official dictionary of the language. Its rulings, however, are only advisory; not binding on either the public or the government."


Académie française - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

bc thinks  C'est dommage!

p.s. We do have Strunk and White, Chicago Style, Columbia Guide, et alia.  




On 2010, Dec 20, , at 14:14, ludwik kowalski wrote:

> Yes, of course it does make sense. My point was that languages often forces us to use the words which should not be used. And thank you John C. for reminding us that France does have the language supervising authority. I knew that the term "language police" was used here recently but I could not remember who used it. Now I remember that it was you.