France's culture minister has urged people to cut down on their increasing use of English, in the latest effort to protect the French language, even though President Emmanuel Macron himself often slips English idioms into his speech
PARIS - France's culture minister has urged people to cut down on their increasing use of English, in the latest effort to protect the French language, even though President Emmanuel Macron himself often slips English idioms into his speech.
Critics rounded on his patriotic views on Monday, pointing out that Macron regularly uses English idioms, such as the phrase"Start-Up Nation" to promote French innovation and technology, as do many of France's top businesses. The 1994 Toubon law made the use of French mandatory in all TV broadcasts, meaning all foreign-language programs are dubbed, while radio stations must play at least 40 percent of French music for most of the day.
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