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> it was French that equipped English to become the language of international communication, _a state of affairs which should be celebrated as la francophonie’s
by ternus 1y ago
> it was French that equipped English to become the language of international communication, _a state of affairs which should be celebrated as la francophonie’s greatest achievement_.
Imagine making this claim to a proud French language partisan. You'd have to rush them to the hospital.
- littlestymaar 1y agoSomeone would be going to go the the hospital indeed, but it's not necessarily the one you think.
- pcrh 1y agoFrench was in fact the language of international diplomacy prior to WWII. Russians, Germans, Poles, Hungarians, Italians, etc, would communicate in French. English adopted that position after WWII.
- jandrewrogers 1y agoFrench still is the language of international diplomacy in some (dwindling) circles.