A study of the attempt by French politicians to use the law to forbid the use of words of English and American origin. Classifies some of these words and lists expressions in current use in America and England which are particularly difficult to render in French, comparing these with some equally untranslatable French turns of speech.

Le Franglais: Forbidden English, Forbidden American, Law, Politics and Language in Contemporary France: A Study in Loan Words and National Identity

Politics & Social Sciences

Thody, Philip

Evans, Howard

Pepratx-Evans, Michelle

Social Sciences

UNKNO

Our Old Nobility: By Noblesse Oblige, Howard Evans (1879)

Literature & Fiction

Kessinger Publishing

<p>Translates French words that look like English words but have different meanings, including words and phrases in the areas of law, history, economics, education, science, philosophy, travel, food, clothing, and literature</p>

Mistakable French: A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Easily Confused (English and French Edition)

Reference

Rees, Gwilym

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Scribner

Explains the meaning of French words that look like English words

Mistakable French: A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Easily Confused

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Sir Randal Cremer; His Life and Work

History

Europe

BiblioLife

Sir Randal Cremer; His Life And work

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Our Old Nobility

Biographies & Memoirs

Nabu Press

The Price Of Priestcraft: A Book For The People (1904)

Literary

Sir Randal Cremer: his life and work

<p>This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.</p>

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