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But then, half of the time the English words end up being used anyway, despite what the Académie Française might think. Outside of government forms, you basica

by _n_b_ 6y ago

But then, half of the time the English words end up being used anyway, despite what the Académie Française might think. Outside of government forms, you basically never see 'courriel,' and you hear 'PC' way more than 'ordinateur' I do love the word 'internaut' though.

doukdouk 6y ago
Ordinateur is a very common word though.
- _n_b_ 6y ago
  Sure, agreed, but PC seems to be about twice as common: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=FR&q=ordinateur,PC https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=FR&q=ordinateur...
  - programLyrique 6y ago
    In spoken French, I think people usually say ordinateur or (ordinateur) portable (for laptop) though.