Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 12:03:30 -0400 From: "Jesse O. Taylor-Ide" <jtaylori-AT-jhsph.edu> Subject: Re: RE: Scientists urge people to stop using English terms The idea that an > entire nation or a society is going to change their speech patterns > as part of a > protest seems preposterous. And anyway it wouldn't accomplish > anything.Maybe it's meant more as a satire that just didn't work > very well. ---nevertheless, it's less laughable than "freedom fries" I'm also > willing to bet that, contrary to what position the nations' > leaders may have > taken, many people in France and Germany support the US/UK war in > Iraq. ---Now exactly how much were you wanting to bet on this one??...you may have a few takers... ----- Original Message ----- From: Randy.Moon-AT-kctcs.edu Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2003 2:25 pm Subject: RE: Scientists urge people to stop using English terms > I looked at the article and was not impressed. The idea that an > entirenation or a society is going to change their speech patterns > as part of a > protest seems preposterous. And anyway it wouldn't accomplish > anything.Maybe it's meant more as a satire that just didn't work > very well. I'm also > willing to bet that, contrary to what position the nations' > leaders may have > taken, many people in France and Germany support the US/UK war in > Iraq. > -----Original Message----- > From: saeed urrehman [mailto:urrehman-AT-myrealbox.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:46 PM > To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu > Subject: Scientists urge people to stop using English terms > > > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_768426.html > > Scientists urge people to stop using English terms > > German scientists are telling the public to stop using words > derived from > English and use French terms instead. > > Armin Burkhardt, who heads the working group on language in > politics, calls > the project a way of "peaceful linguistic protest". > > He is a professor at the German department at Magdeburg University. > > In an appeal published by the committee, Burkhardt suggests > Germans should > buy billets not tickets, go on a rendezvous instead of a date and > agree by > saying d'accord rather than okay. > > He is also calling for "formidable" to replace "cool" and > "bonvivant" to > replace "playboy". > > French expressions have long been part of German, whereas most English > expressions only entered the language after World War II. > > The group lists about 30 French replacements for English expressions. > > Yet, Burkhardt insists the project isn't directed against English- > speakingcountries. > > "But it is meant to show that the political line of the French > president and > the German chancellor on Iraq have the support of the majority of the > public." > > > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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