French Ban The Words 'email', 'blog' and 'post box'.

**scottishvike** · 03-12-2008, 03:14 PM

Email and podcasts are giving French officials nightmares - because citizens are calling them by their English names.

Now the culture ministry in Paris has issued a list of "banned" foreign words which they have noticed are increasingly used by French people.

Another reason to love the French.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/12/french-ban-the-words-email-blog-and-post-box-89520-20348325/

**BloodyHorns82** · 03-12-2008, 03:21 PM

France:
The land of small penis' and hairy women.

**AngloVike** · 03-12-2008, 03:24 PM

don't why they worry given the other words and phrases that they have made their own over the years including :
calloboration
we surrender
run away !

**Zeus** · 03-12-2008, 03:26 PM

"scottishvike" wrote:

Email and podcasts are giving French officials nightmares - because citizens are calling them by their English names.

Now the culture ministry in Paris has issued a list of "banned" foreign words which they have noticed are increasingly used by French people.

Another reason to love the French.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/12/french-ban-the-words-email-blog-and-post-box-89520-20348325/

*EASY JOKE ALERT*

And yet, they hold on the to the foreign words of "Surrender" and "Collapse" and "Bend over and let the Germans do us in the ass yet again" alive in their language.

=Z=

**Schutz** · 03-12-2008, 03:29 PM

"Zeus" wrote:

"scottishvike" wrote:

Email and podcasts are giving French officials nightmares - because citizens are calling them by their English names.

Now the culture ministry in Paris has issued a list of "banned" foreign words which they have noticed are increasingly used by French people.

Another reason to love the French.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/12/french-ban-the-words-email-blog-and-post-box-89520-20348325/

*EASY JOKE ALERT*

And yet, they hold on the to the foreign words of "Surrender" and "Collapse" and "Bend over and let the Germans do us in the jiggly butt yet again" alive in their language.

=Z=

How about the words honor and military training?
Because that's what they brought to the American Revoution with great frenchmen like Lafyette?
Or how about sacrifice and lost generation in WWI?
I know it's in jest, but the French get a bad rep because they were run over by one of the most powerful tank divisions of modern warfare.

**NodakPaul** · 03-12-2008, 03:31 PM

"Schutz" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

"scottishvike" wrote:

Email and podcasts are giving French officials nightmares - because citizens are calling them by their English names.

Now the culture ministry in Paris has issued a list of "banned" foreign words which they have noticed are increasingly used by French people.

Another reason to love the French.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/12/french-ban-the-words-email-blog-and-post-box-89520-20348325/

*EASY JOKE ALERT*

And yet, they hold on the to the foreign words of "Surrender" and "Collapse" and "Bend over and let the Germans do us in the jiggly butt yet again" alive in their language.

=Z=

How about the words honor and military training?
Because that's what they brought to the American Revoution with great frenchmen like Lafyette?
Or how about sacrifice and lost generation in WWI?
I know it's in jest, but the French get a bad rep because they were run over by one of the most powerful tank divisions of modern warfare.

No, the French get a bad rep because they believe they are truly superior to everyone else, even those countries who save their ass in war...

**AngloVike** · 03-12-2008, 03:31 PM

"Schutz" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

"scottishvike" wrote:

Email and podcasts are giving French officials nightmares - because citizens are calling them by their English names.

Now the culture ministry in Paris has issued a list of "banned" foreign words which they have noticed are increasingly used by French people.

Another reason to love the French.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/12/french-ban-the-words-email-blog-and-post-box-89520-20348325/

*EASY JOKE ALERT*

And yet, they hold on the to the foreign words of "Surrender" and "Collapse" and "Bend over and let the Germans do us in the jiggly butt yet again" alive in their language.

=Z=

How about the words honor and military training?
Because that's what they brought to the American Revoution with great frenchmen like Lafyette?
Or how about sacrifice and lost generation in WWI?
I know it's in jest, but the French get a bad rep because they were run over by one of the most powerful tank divisions of modern warfare.

its hard to be run over when you're constantly a mile or more in front of said tanks..

**josdin00** · 03-12-2008, 03:31 PM

Try doing a google search for "french military victories":

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=French+Military+Victories&btnG=Goog le+Search

**VikingMike** · 03-12-2008, 03:31 PM

Sports commentators are asked to avoid "coach" and "corner" and instead say "entraineur" and "coup de pied de coin".

So if the NFL ever plays a game in France (perish the thought as football is so brutish)...we will hear them refer to the "coffin corner" as the "coffin coup de pied de coin"? I can't see that making the highlight films.

**josdin00** · 03-12-2008, 03:37 PM

"VikingMike" wrote:

Sports commentators are asked to avoid "coach" and "corner" and instead say "entraineur" and "coup de pied de coin".

So if the NFL ever plays a game in France (perish the thought as football is so brutish)...we will hear them refer to the "coffin corner" as the "coffin coup de pied de coin"? I can't see that making the highlight films.

No, it would be a "coup de pied de coin de cercueil". It would be interesting to watch the stands in that game, though. The fans' "serviettes terribles" (terrible towels) would all be white. That's the only color they know how to wave.