# Pronunciation of non-English words in old movies

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**Created:** [November 27, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-non-english-words-in-old-movies/955026 "2021-11-27T14:04:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-non-english-words-in-old-movies/955026/39 "2021-11-29T23:45:37Z")

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> [@Pardel-Lux](#):
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> I have always wondered why a private publishing company like der Duden thinks they have the authority to define what is right and what is wrong in German, that is appropriation in my book, but there you go. They get away with it.

Right, we need something like the _Académie française_ to decide what is and isn’t correct German. 😉

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