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cyber.confusion@french.language
by w1ld at 7:06 pm EST, Dec 10, 2002 |
] "French is such a rich language that it now has, by state
] decree, two words for "@" -- the "at" sign that has
] become a worldwide symbol for the Internet -- but only
] one official way to pronounce it.
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] A special commission struggling to defend French against
] the spread of English in cyberspace has decided that the
] popular e-mail sign can be named either "arobase" or
] "arrobe."" Oh for crying out loud! The bloody French! |
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RE: cyber.confusion@french.language
by flynn23 at 8:22 am EST, Dec 11, 2002 |
w1ld wrote:
] ] "French is such a rich language that it now has, by state
] ] decree, two words for "@" -- the "at" sign that has
] ] become a worldwide symbol for the Internet -- but only
] ] one official way to pronounce it.
] ]
] ] A special commission struggling to defend French against
] ] the spread of English in cyberspace has decided that the
] ] popular e-mail sign can be named either "arobase" or
] ] "arrobe.""
]
] Oh for crying out loud! The bloody French! you'd think we'd get more respect out of someone who would be speaking GERMAN if it weren't for us. |
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