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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Maginot line #26959 04/24/2001 12:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Today's word of the day includes reference to the Academie Francaise and the effort to keep the French language "pure." I'm wondering what our French friends think of this, and whether the general population of France regards the effort as worthwhile, or futile, or both? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Eponyms Wordsmith 04/23/2001 7:35 AM Maginot line Sparteye 04/24/2001 12:21 PM Re: Eponyms Anonymous 04/24/2001 1:02 PM Re: Eponyms wwh 04/24/2001 6:54 PM Re: Eponyms Anonymous 04/24/2001 7:15 PM Re: Eponyms Anonymous 04/24/2001 7:20 PM Re: Eponyms rodward 04/27/2001 8:06 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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