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French Government Bans Term 'E-Mail'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the won't-somebody-please-think-of-le-words dept.

Licensed2Hack writes "'Goodbye "e-mail," the French government says, and hello "courriel" -- the term that linguistically sensitive France is now using to refer to electronic mail in official documents.' . Curriel? 'Hey Pierre, curriel me those sales figures.' Just sounds wrong!" Especially if you don't actually speak french ;)

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  1. Re:if the french had created e-mail... by Squareball · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This is also the country that bans people from working more than 35 hours a week. If you are caught working more than 35 hours a week you will be fined. Police go to parking lots and mark tires to make sure you're not there too long.

    Just another reason why socialism is bad.

  2. If France would have kept "e-mail..." by Maul · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I'm sure it would be a matter of time before Dubya renamed e-mail in the US to "freedom mail."

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  3. Why so keen on French all of a sudden?? by krusadr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wonder why the French are trying so hard to get the world to speak French, it was only sixty years ago they were doing everything they could to have the whole world speaking German!

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  4. Why does anyone care? by BCW2 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The French are irrelevant in todays world, and have been for over sixty years. Who cares what they think or do. They are just upset not to have the number 2 language anymore.

    Si habla espanol.

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  5. Re:can't you tell by my ridiculous accent? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Only other "problem" we had is they gladly take US money, but give the change in canadian. For all I know, we were getting shafted. Made figuring out a tip kinda difficult.

    Deal with it. When in a foreign country, even one you can drive to and back in a couple of hours, it is customary to use their currency. When you use non-Canadian money to pay for stuff, expect to get shafted. The exchange rate is estimated, and it's a lot of trouble for the business owner to handle US currency in small quantities. Either carry Canadian money, if you plan to visit here, or visit often; problem solved.

    And at least we take your damn money, unlike in the US, where all cashiers seem to be trained to attack any coins you give them and pick out and give you back any Canadian PENNIES. Pennies, for fuck's sake! Over here, no one cares (except some vending machines)... what are you gonna do, run to a bank and exchange the nickle for 7 cents, minus a transaction fee of several dollars? Oh thank you, our great American overloards, for blessing me with your superior money! Fucking pricks...

  6. What Napoleon left of the French gene pool... by JThaddeus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...was eliminated in the trenches of WWI. The Germans cut off their balls, the Vietnamese fried them up, and the Algerians made them eat them.

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  7. please understand... by Crass+Spektakel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    french is a dying language and as such must defend itself.

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