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Originally Posted by wolf
[all natural languages evolve] Except French. They have a Language Purity Committee to keep those awful cross-overs from destroying their language.
Why they need to say more than "Je me rends," I have no idea.
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The French are quite parochial about their language and culture. It is not just their need to defend their language against invasion by foreign words. In France, all radio stations that play music are required by law to play a high percentage of songs by French artists.