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Tag Archives: Academie francaise
The French Academy goes interactive
Earlier this week, an article appeared in The Independent called “Language watchdog goes interactive to teach French to the French”. It reports on the fight against English influence on French by the Academie Française. Words criticised are stresser, as in “C’était stressant … Continue reading
