Re: International Recognition
Funnily enough a Briton (ie someone from the northern side of La Manche, not from Brittany) was elected to l'Academie a few years back. I mean the organisation tasked with keeping the French language pure. Them's the one's who object to le weekend and le blue jean etc.
lol: bloke wot speaks the lingua franca is tasked with keeping another lingua franca clean!