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Language Log 2013-04-22

Summary:

R.S. writes:Remember when using English words to create French counterparts was considered (I believe this is the technical term) a shonda?Me neither. Still the case in Quebec, apparently, where the STOP signs say ARRET, but in the Hexagon apparently not so much.In support of his case, he sends along this ad from Le Monde:"The hexagon", [...]

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4572

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Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

04/22/2013, 11:33

Date published:

04/16/2013, 23:20