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France bans English phrases!

Posted by Lucy under Cactus Languages Abroad

Sacrebleu! France has launched its annual drive this week to stop hundreds of English words from invading the native tongue. Terms such as “email”, “supermodel” and “low-cost airline” should be banned from the language, according to French culture ministy chiefs.
And it doesn’t stop there. French linguists at The Academie Francaise - the body that monitors and protects their [...]

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