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> you must use the word Croustilles. That's just one example of very many. Seems like it's the term they use over there. Wikipedia agrees with it [0]. > when
by 908B64B197 4y ago
> you must use the word Croustilles. That's just one example of very many.
Seems like it's the term they use over there. Wikipedia agrees with it [0].
> when Contact Lenses became a commonly purchased item, because there was no French word for them
French wiki seems to think the correct term is just... a word by word translation of "contact lenses". Not sure what the big deal was. [1]
[0] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chips#cite_note-GDT-1 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chips#cite_note-GDT-1
[1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentilles_de_contact https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentilles_de_contact
- ksaj 4y agoThe point isn't that they have or eventually have official French words for things. Its that regardless of what the actual people call it (les chips) amongst themselves, it is illegal to put that on a French product label or sign. They will literally shut you down for not being French enough if the hefty fines don't work. When contact lenses came about, for the longest time there was no French word, so Quebec folk just called it by the English name because nobody knew what the official word would finally be. Quebec has a literal Language Police. Here's an article about them harassing restaurants for writing too many English-only Facebook posts, and employing people who don't speak French well enough. https://globalnews.ca/news/8539627/quebec-language-police-bars-restaurants-complaint/ https://globalnews.ca/news/8539627/quebec-language-police-ba...
- 908B64B197 4y agoI mean, isn't their country... their laws? Not sure why someone would move there and be upset about the language. Seems like it hasn't changed since... 1608? The USA is a 40 minute drive away...