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Previously on "Is the French language doomed?"

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
    It's still quite popular here in Montpelier. I had to speak slowly and loudly to be understood
    Does your voice come our of your arse then?

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  • barrydidit
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    It's still quite popular here in Montpelier. I had to speak slowly and loudly to be understood

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  • Hobosapien
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    Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post
    The French are more than a little touchy about their language...

    Maybe they'll block the tunnel and ferry ports, and air traffic control go on strike (yet again) to stop les rosbif going to watch Euro 2016.

    Hope not. We've had Zombies vs Cockneys, next it's Hooligans v Terrorists.

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  • BrilloPad
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    Originally posted by Troll View Post
    That should be in our conditions for Britremain
    • English the official language of Europe (all roadsigns, documents, radio broadcast etc)
    • They all have to switch to driving on the left (proper like)
    The Welsh would love that.....

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    Je n'ai aucune idée.
    You trying to get FLC's "Friend" hot?

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    S And if Europe is going to become a sovereign nation then it will need a single language.
    That should be in our conditions for Britremain
    • English the official language of Europe (all roadsigns, documents, radio broadcast etc)
    • They all have to switch to driving on the left (proper like)

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  • TykeMerc
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    True, but the Swedish Government doesn't have to put up with institutions and law requiring Swedish like the French have.

    The French are more than a little touchy about their language coming well behind English in widespread use, they also get very upset about the adoption of Anglo words into everyday French. The Internet being essentially in English has them in a permanent state of frenzy.
    English is the defacto lingua-franca of the World and there's bugger all the French can do about it.

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  • Hobosapien
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    French Euro 2016 team's English anthem criticised - BBC News

    Someone should point out to them that the lyrics are not in English but in American. And if Europe is going to become a sovereign nation then it will need a single language.

    Isn't this their equivalent of those the England team put out for major tournaments? So makes sense they'll be in English if they want wider coverage and therefore sales. Same as Abba not singing in Swedish.

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  • NotAllThere
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    Is the French language doomed?
    Je n'ai aucune idée.

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  • FatLazyContractor
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    My friend says he gets a boner hearing French lasses speak

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  • JozefBlofeld
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    Could you imagine the England football team singing 'Dieu sauvez la reine'? It'll take 'em decades to learn French, so the language is quite safe.

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  • vetran
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    rubbish cover as well.

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  • BrilloPad
    started a topic Is the French language doomed?

    Is the French language doomed?

    French Euro 2016 team's English anthem criticised - BBC News

    Someone should point out to them that the lyrics are not in English but in American. And if Europe is going to become a sovereign nation then it will need a single language.

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