Maurice Druon, secretary general of the Académie Française, led a spelling reform in 1990. Druon: "A simple or extremely simplified language is a poor language.
Ours, thank God, is rich, and constantly enriched; and its richness is reflected in its spelling" The French continue to write “lace maker” with two “l’s” even though this would be illogical, says Druon. “Interpeller” and “blackthorn” are also among the words whose spelling is called into question.