“The end of French political power has brought the end of French,” “Now even the French elite have given up. They don’t care anymore. They all speak English. And the working class, I’m not talking just about immigrants, they don’t care about preserving the integrity of the language either.” ~ Michael Kimmelman
French is a diminishing language, much to my dismay. As a fluent speaker of French, having studied at the University of Paris, I must concede of its decline. However, I refuse to resign myself to the demise of what is arguably the most eloquent, exquisite language on the planet. VIVE LA FRANCE!
Ne perd pas ton courage, Mindy! Francais, c'est une belle langue. Souvent, on prevoit que le langage sera mort. Moi, je ne crois pas toutes ces betises. Tu trouveras un travail et tes etudiants seront deli avec toi.
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French will never die, Mindy! Keep the faith. It will certainly stay around long enough for you to teach it. After all, it's the only language with a committee overseeing its purity!
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ReplyDeleteFrench can't die, I haven't learned it yet and I want to so badly! And I agree with you, French is so eloquent, I love listening to it and can't wait for the day I too can sound so classy!
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