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Originally Posted by Ea
It can feel pedantic to pronouce foreign words correctly, but do you think one should try not to do it, even when you know how? That is, knowingly pronounce it the wrong way, in order not to sound pedantic? My question is serious - I have been wondering about this, because I prefer to do it the 'right' way if I know how, seems more respectful to the language.
Don't you have a 'body' or 'authority' in USA to evaluate new words or changes to exiting, i.e. someone who decides the 'official' spellings and language conventions? I mean, there must be some base line, and someone must draw it, and it would make sense if it was a state authority.
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There is no such body in the USA that I am aware of. The dictionary writers used to claim to do this but they have abdicated this responsibility and now claim to only document usage. There are groups that attempt to document usage and determine if there is sufficient usage make it a real word but no regulation exisis. American English is a very dynamic language.
Dale