Dolph Ins
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Just watching the Portugal Poland National Anthems and the announcer spoke in English. Gosh that must pee the French off that they are having to speak English in their own stadiums
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- Thread starter Dolph Ins
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SIMMO SAYS
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I reckon the Poles will get a great reception when they land at Gatwick, either tomorrow or in the future.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It doesn't. I spent the last two weeks with the French watching French tv. They're not bothered.
Yes, I am.
RandyWanger
Je suis rôti de boeuf
You should travel more, english is quite a common language spoken in countries throughout the world. Especially if there is no common language like in this situation.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,288
really? dont they have an official institution that makes considerable effort creating French words to replicate the many English words that get created in world of technology?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I've no idea. I have spent time with French friends and holidaymakers, who love to try their English out on me, which leads to strange conversations where I am speaking French and they reply in English.
As I said, I have watched the matches on French tv, and nobody batted an eyelid at the English announcements. It is an international language that all the teams and officials understand.
Later this year, the Olympics will be the same. All announcements in French & English.
The Albion Roar
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There is the Académie française, which has sought to preserve the French language with hard and fast rules, attempting to ensure that, unlike English, it doesn't really evolve.
However, that's twaddle. All cultures evolve, and many languages, including French, incoporate scientific, technical and cultural phrases into their modern usage.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,288
that is rather telling, in country speaking Portugese. i too have experienced the French quite happy to talk English, im still left with a idea that as a matter of national identity they loth the anglicisation of the world.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It's not telling. The founder of the modern Olympics was French.
Still the lingua franca (ho ho)
Still the lingua franca (how ironic). Till Brexit anyway. Soon we will have to watch them all speaking in Russian
Still the lingua franca (how ironic). Till Brexit anyway. Soon we will have to watch them all speaking in Russian
JCL666
absurdism
- Sep 23, 2011
- 2,190
If they do no one uses it.
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
- 26,121
It does piss them off...a lot. Even the choice of the official song for the Euro Finals caused arguments. This is a country that has a bunch of old farts tasked with preserving the language against foreign invasion to the point of officially banning lots of words. It's held them back esp. in computing and technology.
It's a nice enough language as languages go but my biggest gripe is that their swear words sound so wimpy. When you really want to let rip there's nothing quite like good old Anglo-Saxon - especially when accompanied with a two finger salute
Edit - Albion Roar has beaten me to it.
Yes Chef
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It may be a generational thing, but most French couldn't give a shit. They'll pick and choose which words they adopt.
Spanish advertising agencies however use slogans in English as apparently it is considered sophisticated. Them silly Spaniels...
Spanish advertising agencies however use slogans in English as apparently it is considered sophisticated. Them silly Spaniels...