Montreal is fast becoming a Franglais city in which most of its young people are proficient in both French and English – and their music is a reflection of that For most people, the term “Franglais” ...

PARIS (AFP) — A centuries-old institution regarded as the guardian of the French language has warned state officials against encouraging the spread of “franglais,” saying it could have dire ...

Analysis: the prime minister joins Del Boy and Shakespeare in fusing French-English for effect Boris Johnson may have been channelling his inner Winston Churchill by adopting “franglais” in chiding ...

French dictionaries are growing in size as new words are produced to rival Franglais. File photo: Tim Green In the second instalment of The Local's opinion series Tête-a-tête, we examine efforts to ...

A centuries-old institution regarded as the guardian of the French language has warned state officials against encouraging the spread of “franglais,” saying it could have dire consequences for the ...

Advertisers seem to find it irresistible to drop English words into French adverts - and vice versa - but this can lead to some very awkward translation fails. Here are some of the funniest (and NSFW) ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. From Mr Julian Allen. Sir, Philip Woolfson (Letters, November 20) may have been fighting franglais for 30 years ...

2:07 New Quebec government ad campaign warns anglicisms put the French language in danger Quebec has launched its latest salvo in the ongoing battle to stop the decline of the French language. The ...

President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants French to become the first language in Africa and 'maybe even the world' AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN A centuries-old institution regarded as the guardian of ...

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