Cygwin Pronunciation

[Gerald Combs]

Gerald Combs wrote:
> Philip Leonard wrote:
> 
>>Gerald Combs wrote:
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>>>Gyro and Cygnus are both in the Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com, and
>>>Wiktionary dictionaries of the English language (I don't have access to
>>>the OED).  Does that not, by definition, make them English?
>>
>>
>>Actually I think the Oxford English Dictionary is the definitive work
>>for the English language.
> 
> 
> Is this by consensus, or is there some sort of governing body for the
> English language, similar to the Académie française?

I should've Googled harder first.  According to
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutdictionaries/officialcommittee
there is no equivalent to the Académie française for English.
Furthermore, the OED isn't to be treated as a definitive authority on
English as far as the folks at Oxford are concerned.