Académie Française challenged to update language with fresh bon mots
Could attachiant, eurogner or bête seller win approval from the French-language watchdog and make it into the dictionary?
The French may be notoriously touchy about their language, but it seems even the watchdogs of the august Académie Française – whose members, known as "immortals", have had the last word in matters of Gallic linguistics since 1635 – are not averse to accepting new entries to their celebrated dictionary.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Sunday, 27 November, 2011
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