Several efforts globally are being carried out to standardize languages. Which of the following is NOT taking place?
A) Members of the Spanish Royal Academy produce and update an official dictionary of Spanish words.
B) Brazil, Portugal, and several Portuguese speaking nations in Africa agreed to standardize Portuguese written form.
C) French was standardized according to that spoken in Paris.
D) The British and Americans meet regularly to standardize pronunciation and spelling.
E) Portugal disagrees with Brazil over some standardization because it favors Western Hemisphere Portuguese.
Answer: D
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