Why I love language
Jun. 3rd, 2005 02:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tahnanVia LanguageLog, the EU response to France's decision that the French word for "blog" is "bloc":
In Brussels, the EU Ministry of Technologie reacted with alarm to this proliferation of 'blog' terms unique to each country, especially after they learned that the Poles intended to call them gzybrgrlz.
G-d bless the Poles.
In Brussels, the EU Ministry of Technologie reacted with alarm to this proliferation of 'blog' terms unique to each country, especially after they learned that the Poles intended to call them gzybrgrlz.
G-d bless the Poles.
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Date: 2005-06-03 06:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-06-04 01:26 pm (UTC)The EU has consequently appointed a commission to draft a plan to hold a meeting to prepare an agenda.