Re: France Bans the Term 'E-Mail'

Christophe Le Gal wrote:

>> facilitates communications. Only the arrogant insists in doing things
>> their way, to spite others. The French have done this in many areas, not
>> just language. One perfect example of this sort of thing is the use of
>> "ARRET" on stop signs in Quebec, when just about everyone else in the
>> world uses "STOP".
>
I confirm this: in 1973 I drove from Germany through Russia to Finland.
I couldn't read any of the Russian script/text except some 'STOP' signs.
Perhaps these signs were donated/stolen from the west.

> France is not ruling Quebec. France has even no influence at all on
> Quebec. (I'm sure that US is more influent in this region than France. As
> almost everywhere anyway).
> So I don't see any proof of french arrogance in the fact that Quebec
> use the word "ARRET".

Arrogance or other human traits are carried/embedded in humans,
not in countries Let's admitt that the French are sour at being
swamped by the anglophiles. It's natural/justifyable resentment.
Do we want to stir/agravate or manage the problem ?

-- Chris Glur.

In article <3f2f9377$0$(E-Mail Removed)>, eas-(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Christophe Le Gal wrote:
>
>>> facilitates communications. Only the arrogant insists in doing things
>>> their way, to spite others. The French have done this in many areas, not
>>> just language. One perfect example of this sort of thing is the use of
>>> "ARRET" on stop signs in Quebec, when just about everyone else in the
>>> world uses "STOP".
>>
> I confirm this: in 1973 I drove from Germany through Russia to Finland.
> I couldn't read any of the Russian script/text except some 'STOP' signs.
> Perhaps these signs were donated/stolen from the west.
>
>> France is not ruling Quebec. France has even no influence at all on
>> Quebec. (I'm sure that US is more influent in this region than France. As
>> almost everywhere anyway).
>> So I don't see any proof of french arrogance in the fact that Quebec
>> use the word "ARRET".
>
> Arrogance or other human traits are carried/embedded in humans,
> not in countries Let's admitt that the French are sour at being
> swamped by the anglophiles. It's natural/justifyable resentment.
> Do we want to stir/agravate or manage the problem ?
>
If email is "banned" in France, are French ISPs required to have filters
to remove/change the word "e-mail" in all "email" and news in the
newsgroups? If a French person posts a question in a newsgroup and
would also like an "email" response, that person would be required to
use a different wording?????

"a user" <paul@not_real.edu> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If email is "banned" in France, are French ISPs required to have filters
> to remove/change the word "e-mail" in all "email" and news in the
> newsgroups? If a French person posts a question in a newsgroup and
> would also like an "email" response, that person would be required to
> use a different wording?????

of course not since the beginning there is a problem in the subject :
France DOES NOT ban the term e-mail, you can use it if you want
It's just that for the administration the official term to use is courriel
that's just a question of how to write an official paper.
Nobody will give you a fine if you use the term e-mail
France is a democratic state which respects the human rigths and other
international conventions, not like the USA

|If email is "banned" in France, are French ISPs required to have filters
|to remove/change the word "e-mail" in all "email" and news in the
|newsgroups? If a French person posts a question in a newsgroup and
|would also like an "email" response, that person would be required to
|use a different wording?????

Silly question.
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On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 17:10:37 GMT, Christophe Le Gal <christophe-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
> How can you really believe that such a thing is even possible ?
> In a democratic state (and FYI France is democratic state; maybe not
> perfect, but no one is) you are allowed to use whatever word you want.

From my understanding of France and the French language from a French
student I boarded a few years back, the French language is not as
free-from as American English where we make up words and definitions
ad-hock to fit our needs/quirks. French is controlled by "The
Adademe'". If they don't aprove of a word, it is 'banned' from usage.
or may be more properly, it must aprove of a word to be used.

mike




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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Mike Vore wrote:
> ad-hock to fit our needs/quirks. French is controlled by "The
> Adademe'". If they don't aprove of a word, it is 'banned' from usage.
> or may be more properly, it must aprove of a word to be used.

And no authority in all of human history has EVER controlled the
vernacular. Gimme a break. Latin was controlled, and the people spoke
Italian. Even Newspeak had trouble catching on among IngSoc party
members. They didn't even try to introduce it to the proles.

So can we let this doubleplus ungood thread go? What's the point?
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