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Technology@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

France bans English gaming tech jargon in push to preserve language purity

www.theguardian.com

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France bans English gaming tech jargon in push to preserve language purity

www.theguardian.com

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Technology@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

Government officials must replace words such as ‘e-sports’ and ‘streaming’ with approved French versions

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Very pro free speech of you, France. You know, the thing you accuse countries like China of not having and you think you’re better because you do?

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