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> [...] English lacks a governing council [...]

Not only that: just because a bunch of people got appointed by the French government, doesn't mean they have any real authority to tell French people how to speak.

Another example from German: in that language, the experts insist that you 'drive' a hot air balloon ('einen Ballon fahren'). Normal people say that you 'fly' a balloon. ('einen Ballon fliegen').

Which one is correct depends on who you talk to. Literally, it depends on your audience.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballonfahren#Fahren_oder_flieg...



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