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French Government Bans Term 'E-Mail' (Internet Surrenders!)
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| 7-18-2003
| JAMEY KEATEN
Posted on 07/18/2003 10:19:37 AM PDT by visagoth
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To: visagoth
The Culture Ministry has announced a ban on the use of "e-mail" in all government ministries, documents, publications or Web sites, the latest step to stem an incursion of English words into the French lexicon.I guess it is only fair, since we have taken steps to stop the incursion of twisted French influence by substituting "cheese eating surrender monkey" for Frenchman in our lexicon.
To: xm177e2
To p--- off French people, use the word "courriel" when talking with them instead of the word "E-mail." But pronounce it like an American word, "corry - ell." Do the same thing for computer (they say "ordinateur" ==> you say "ordinator").
Funny. Funny. Funny! :D
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posted on
07/18/2003 11:28:44 AM PDT
by
Rate_Determining_Step
(US Military - Draining the Swamp of Terrorism since 2001!)
To: visagoth
The word 'courriel' is not at all actively used," Marie-Christine Levet, president of French Internet service provider Club Internet, said Friday. "E-mail has sunk in to our values." The word "Internet" has also sunk into their values too, by the looks of things. Will they move to ban that, too?
To: marshmallow
OK, just for that, I will no longer use the word derriere...I will just call it "butt". Two can play at this game!!!! (/sarcasm off)
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posted on
07/18/2003 12:12:47 PM PDT
by
Gopher Broke
(Abortion: Big people killing little people)
To: visagoth
Next is the word "internet" which Al Gore invented.
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posted on
07/18/2003 12:19:19 PM PDT
by
monocle
To: vastrightwc
Pretty soon the the Minister of Culture is going to have to do away with the Tour De France because it is getting too American. Go USPS!!!!!!Except most of the members of Team USPS are not from the United States.
To: Publius6961
He he he he, and the pilots would have to eat lots of beans, turn their hinies to the mike........ and after landing they could say: "Pardon my French."
To: xm177e2
But pronounce it like an American word, "corry - ell." That's NOT how it's pronounced ?
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posted on
07/18/2003 12:38:10 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
To: visagoth
The French just want attention. They are a loser government which in a few decades will be taken over by its Muslim population (democratically).
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posted on
07/18/2003 12:52:10 PM PDT
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To: visagoth
Why doesnt the french government do something productive like passing a ban on birth.
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posted on
07/18/2003 1:24:11 PM PDT
by
Enemy Of The State
(If we don't take action now, We settle for nothing later!)
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