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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

The Académie française: custodians of the French language

The Académie française: custodians of the French language The Académie française was created in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Its aim was to "fix the French language, giving it rules, rendering it pure and comprehensible by all". By Henry Samuel, Paris Acting as official ... The Académie française: custodians of the French language

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