Talk:Académie Française

Spelling issue
Thanks to the anonymous individual who pointed out that "ordonance" was a misspelling. Nevertheless the correction should be to "ordinance" rather than to "ordonnance" as it is the former that refers to a law or decree. I also fail to see the reason for the italics. Eclecticology 18:45, 2004 Mar 22 (UTC)

French citizenship?
Can only French citizens be members or any francophone? -- stewacide 06:08, 26 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * There have been a few who have been born abroad, but it's hard to say whether citizenship is a factor, Eclecticology 07:44, 2004 Mar 26 (UTC)


 * The Academy's website mentions that anybody can apply for membership. The site does not make any mention of citizenship. olivier 10:11, Mar 27, 2004 (UTC)

Finished?
Despite all the huffing and puffing in January when I last visited this article, it is still not finished, although the formatting has certainly improved. Are these historical lists really so hard to find? Adam 01:44, 30 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I'm in the process of finishing the list. -- Emsworth 01:09, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

My Lord, I am pleased to see you applying your usual diligence. My comment above was aimed at the people who told me in January to mind my own business and then left it unfinished for months. Adam 01:21, 31 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I've moved the list of immortels to a separate page because it was lengthening this one too much. Now, with the professions, even that page is too long. On that basis, it might be necessary to remove the professions. -- Emsworth 21:29, Mar 31, 2004 (UTC)

Pakistan and the Urdu language.
Pakistan has a National Language Promotion Department for Urdu which seems to have a similar purpose to the Académie Française. Are there any other countries with a similar purpose? MountVic127 (talk) 04:31, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

What does it do?
The lead should explain more about what purpose the organization serves, rather than focusing on its membership and history of operation. GeoEvan (talk) 22:44, 26 April 2024 (UTC)