Back in the 16th and 17th century English had a debate on how to spell words, with some wanting English to remain closer and Greek and Latin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_re...
Back in the 16th and 17th century English had a debate on how to spell words, with some wanting English to remain closer and Greek and Latin.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/English-language_spelling_re...
That said I can sympathize with wanting to preserve language, but it ultimately can't be controlled without buy-in from the people. On that vein I wonder how effective the French Academy is at combating anglicization.
That is your opinion. As an English speaker I don't care less either, English is a mess and that's one of its best features, but I do have sympathy for Greeks who don't want to lose some of their the culture by incorporating English.
> schadenfreude is an English word
That is debatable. Many consider it a German word.