#a lot of older people are confused or intimidated by this deluge of english loanwords. fuck them i guess?
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me sending yet another email to a French public service to ask them why they use so many gratuitous English words in a service that's supposed to be non-discriminatory and accessible to everyone in the country
#this time it's about the paris library network which offers new book suggestions every month#and so many of the category titles are in english..... why? all the books are in french#'cosy mystery' 'space opera' 'road trips' 'climate fiction' < all of these were in english#i don't care how widespread some of these phrases are; you are public libraries and the public speaks french#do you really want to discourage people who don't read in english from clicking the links to check out the books?#why are you doing this. i am throwing virtual tomatoes at you#a lot of older people are confused or intimidated by this deluge of english loanwords. fuck them i guess?#and yes i picked napoléon in waterloo because i know this is a losing battle#même à la fnac on voit des intitulés de rayon en anglais alors que le rayon ne contient que des livres français...
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