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> French speakers feel guilty when they say 'email' instead of 'courriel' "Courriel" is the word proposed by the Québec institution (OQLF). It is used in Franc
by seszett 8y ago
> French speakers feel guilty when they say 'email' instead of 'courriel'
"Courriel" is the word proposed by the Québec institution (OQLF). It is used in France as well, but not as much as "email", which nobody feels guilty about.
Courriel is also a newly coined word, and an elegant one as well, so it fits right into your "languages are fluid, living breathing things" remark.
- aroberge 8y agoI agree with your caracterization of courriel as elegant - and I find "pourriel" (for "spam") even more so.
- jkepler 8y agoMy experience here in France has been folks simply use "mail" when speaking of emails, rather than "email" or "courriel". I've run across "courriel" a handful of times in four years, and almost never heard French friends use the word "email". Personally, I like "courriel" as a word, but given that "mail" is the most used word in my francophone circles for email, I tend to say "mail" like my friends and colleagues do.