On 7/2/2020 6:46 PM, Random832 wrote:
how much of that discussion you've actually read), but the point is that the *whole idea* of "standard English" is tied to white supremacy, not any particular standard whether via its authors or otherwise.

France has the French Academy to protect the purity of the French languages and reject foreign words. Spain similarly has a Royal Academy to regulate what is Castilian (Spanish Spanish). In ancient Bharata (India), about 2000 years ago, a 'cabal' of grammatcians, exemplified by Panini, defined Sanskrit. English is much more fluid and much more open to including foreign words and influences, including from 'non-white' peoples.


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