Memes

12 years of french in school but never figured it out

is there a panel of French aristocrats who decide what each new item's gender is? Curious how they figure this out, seems... tricky.

There is actually, it's called Académie Française

husband, father, degentleman, haberdasher 🎩🥂

There is actually, it's called Académie Française

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/16/world/academie-franciase-covid-feminine-trnd/index.html

Doh, we simulcasted

The section titled “Alleged conservatism” is very telling. Someone started calling a female minister “la ministre” and the Académie said “nope”