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In certain languages, they often are, though...
Repeat that in Lojban.
This phrase was said by N.Karamzin, the original is in Russian.
Alas, I don't speak lojban...
This person, writing that, obviously didn't know many academies well, probably...
The fact that he died in 1826 ...
But even then, his assertion was false...
What do we care? It's not meant as a sacred truth. It's just a sentence. Everyone's free to have their own opinion.
(And mine is that allowing academies to steer the language where they want is the opposite of your beloved idea of freedom.)
Indeed, and also to have contrary opinions...
It also depends on what we assume by "words". If only theur sounding then he was certainly wrong (although he died long before Volapuk was born but long after Mediaeval conlangs were born).
But if he meant words as their complexes of meanings then he was certainly right.
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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #3118701
Words are not created by academies. They are born together with thoughts.
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