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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:can't you tell by my ridiculous accent? by daveq · · Score: 2, Troll

    I don't think it's unreasonable for a country to choose an official language and use it. In parts of the southwest USA you've got whole communities of spanish speakers who don't understand english, and it only creates a mess. It's a severe waste of time and money if you have to set up two signs on every road, translate every legal document (which would be a source of great argumentation among lawyers), etc. If you're going to live in a country, just learn the official language and speak it like everyone else in schools and in public places.