You wrote :
>>We should ask Francois how the Academy Francais views Quebecois in
>>all
>>its 17th century glory, where the situation is similar...
I'm sorry but I can't answer that question. I must say that the
Academie Francaise point of view on Quebecois is not my usual topic.
>The French Academy is a wee bit anal
Tss Tss Tss... Not very respectful that.
Just a word to defend the Academiciens.
Yes they are very old... Heu... Very very very old... But they must
be old to have enough experience about French. OK it isn't a very
argument...
But they all are very important writers, journalists, etc... Their
merit can't be disputed.
Of course you're right when you say that they often think that they
are the unique reference about French...
Francois Bruntz
Apprenti MIAGE (Universite Paris XII - IBM France)
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Received on Mon Jun 23 1997 - 14:54:33 UTC