A centuries - honest-to-goodness innovation regarded as the guardian of the French language has discourage state official against boost the banquet of " franglais , " saying it could have dire consequences for the hereafter of the language .
L’Academie francaise , shew in 1635 to defend the whiteness of the Gallic spoken language , said in an functionary statementthat it had never been uncongenial to the introduction and use of goods and services of extraneous terms .
" But today it ( the honorary society ) is deeply worry by the development of franglais , " it said in a Nov. 21 , assertion .
Franglais ( from the French news for Gallic and English , " francais " and " anglais " ) is the mixing of spoken French with English words , either for effect , humoror because the speaker believes an English word can express the mind well .
The academy predict on " public foundation to prise the law themselves in the first place . "
" If they do not oppose vigorously and if public opinion does not take into bill the extent of the danger that we are facing , French will then terminate to be the surviving and democratic language that we love , " it pronounce .
The honorary society did not specify the target of its literary criticism .
C’est Cool! Or Not
In recent year , the French have become progressively fond of spice up up their speech with English words , even on occasion using " yes " instead of the Gallic " oui " and exclaiming " c’est cool ! "
And if a labor was easy to perform a Gallic someone might say they did it " finger in ze nose " — a direct translation of the Gallic reflection " les doigts dans le nez . "
The Britishism have got up the nose of French terminology purists , who came out swinging last year against the widespread use of the English term " fake news , " advocate loudspeaker of the language of Hugo and Moliere to apply " information fallacieuse " instead .
French President Emmanuel Macron , unlike all his contiguous predecessors , is a fluent English loudspeaker system and happily gives entire speech and audience in the oral communication .
However , Macron has been keen to exhibit himself as a guardian of the Gallic spit , always speak in French in speeches at home and taking caution not to mistake into too much franglais .
In March 2019 , he unveiled plans to get more people speaking French , aiming to make it thefirst languagein Africa and " maybe even the world . "
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