There is an article here about the Spanish Royal Academy and what it does for the language. It should make interesting reading for those who think that the sole purpose of an Academy is to ossify a language and prevent any change. As I have argued here, an Academy can have a progressive role in the development of a language. The article is rather spoilt by the crass author not understanding what dictionaries are for. But he’s American, so he expects a dictionary to tell him what to do.
Hat-tip to Kalebeul
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