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| Francophone: France prefers ‘le mobile multifonction’ to smartphone | Francophone: France prefers ‘le mobile multifonction’ to smartphone |
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| Smartphones may have become ubiquitous in France but the country’s language mavens hope there’s still time to keep the word from becoming ensconced in everyday speech. | Smartphones may have become ubiquitous in France but the country’s language mavens hope there’s still time to keep the word from becoming ensconced in everyday speech. |
| The Enrichment Commission for the French Language has come up with what it considers a more suitable expression: “le mobile multifonction”, or the multifunction cellphone. | The Enrichment Commission for the French Language has come up with what it considers a more suitable expression: “le mobile multifonction”, or the multifunction cellphone. |
| It does not exactly trip off the tongue but it fits with the commission’s remit: keep foreign words out of French. | It does not exactly trip off the tongue but it fits with the commission’s remit: keep foreign words out of French. |
| The ruling was published in France’s official journal on Friday, meaning government texts will have to use the new term. | The ruling was published in France’s official journal on Friday, meaning government texts will have to use the new term. |
| It annuls and replaces “terminal de poche”, required – in theory at least – since 2009. | It annuls and replaces “terminal de poche”, required – in theory at least – since 2009. |
| The commission, which works hand in hand with the language guardians at the Academie Francaise, also advised “reseau dorsal” for backbone network and “fibronique” for fiber optics. | The commission, which works hand in hand with the language guardians at the Academie Francaise, also advised “reseau dorsal” for backbone network and “fibronique” for fiber optics. |
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