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The Way Governments Attempt to Standardize Language - Neatorama

You can argue about the First Amendment and freedom of speech all day, but when it comes down to individual words and their spelling and usage, we defer to linguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky. She's not a stickler for correct usage, but she does keep an eye on how languages develop and change over time. Today, Brozovsky explains how certain governments have tried to standardize certain words, even names, either to protect a language or possibly to resurrect it. Users of the English language, however, d