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Wednesday, May 25, 2005

La suprême idiotie: franciser des mots techniques anglais

25.05.2005

France’s Commission generale de terminologie et de neologie words to link wants to replace the use of the term blog with bloc-notes. The Commission is charged with protecting and enriching the French language. In proposing the substitution of bloc-notes for "blog," the commission said it would be acceptable to use the abbreviation bloc. Because companies [...]

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