tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995313306997352940.post7985824641741281999..comments2023-10-20T15:06:46.493+01:00Comments on A Changing Life: FrancomotA.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995313306997352940.post-45460846435613563372010-04-09T09:09:15.289+01:002010-04-09T09:09:15.289+01:00It wasn't the venerable Académie française tha...It wasn't the venerable <i>Académie française</i> that held that contest, was it? They try to come up with new French words each year, but only enjoy a limited success. It's been ages since I've heard somebody say <i>courriel</i> for email, and even <i>logiciel</i> seems to be falling to the wayside, in favour of the shorter <i>soft</i> for software.<br /><br />Not a bad thing in my Boris Legradichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306946018677419450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995313306997352940.post-83428803436035438612010-04-01T18:40:53.072+01:002010-04-01T18:40:53.072+01:00That's very true. I used to work for a surgeo...That's very true. I used to work for a surgeon who had spent a year in a French hospital and he was constantly being asked to help with the English version of a paper.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6995313306997352940.post-58927265171867614772010-04-01T17:56:37.209+01:002010-04-01T17:56:37.209+01:00There is a serious side to all this. Doctors find...There is a serious side to all this. Doctors find their research [papers ignored because they are not written in English! Language has a price!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.com