" The French will argue for hours over the smallest details of their language, and I love that they do."
As a result of this, the french language is dying. Better the english way where the US, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, to name but a few, to keep the language fluid and evolving.
The fixation of the French on the preservation of their language reminds me of Afrikaans. Their technical language never evolved beyond describing bits of a bullock cart.
French decay