http://traveltofranceandmore.com/sports/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/ How to be a guest, not a tourist in a foreign country. Tips, news and info about France, Belgium, California and more. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:03:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://traveltofranceandmore.com/sports/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-9584 baron pierre de coubertin Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:46:04 +0000 http://traveltofranceandmore.com/uncategorized/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/#comment-9584 [...] that Baron Pierre de Coubertin had in mind when he sought to re-establish the Olympic Games ...Travel another way | Why do French Language Prevail at the ...French language prevails because it is a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin who revived the [...] [...] that Baron Pierre de Coubertin had in mind when he sought to re-establish the Olympic Games …Travel another way | Why do French Language Prevail at the …French language prevails because it is a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin who revived the [...]

]]> http://traveltofranceandmore.com/sports/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-5055 Master reseller hosting Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:54:48 +0000 http://traveltofranceandmore.com/uncategorized/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/#comment-5055 Great article, adding it to my bookmarks! Great article, adding it to my bookmarks!

]]> http://traveltofranceandmore.com/sports/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-4929 jgrandchamps Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:33:43 +0000 http://traveltofranceandmore.com/uncategorized/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/#comment-4929 Yes, this is just an useless usage, but, just like the 23 official languages of the EC are meant to please each country's pride (when 2 or 3 languages could be plenty, not to say just English) I like the idea not to do only things that save money, but things that allow the respect of national differences. It also gives jobs to translators, if it can be a point ! Yes, this is just an useless usage, but, just like the 23 official languages of the EC are meant to please each country’s pride (when 2 or 3 languages could be plenty, not to say just English) I like the idea not to do only things that save money, but things that allow the respect of national differences. It also gives jobs to translators, if it can be a point !

]]> http://traveltofranceandmore.com/sports/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/comment-page-1/#comment-4444 Unfrench Frenchman Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:18:17 +0000 http://traveltofranceandmore.com/uncategorized/why-do-french-language-prevail-at-the-olympics/#comment-4444 The official status of French as an Olympic language is a survivance of the past, nothing more. Like all survivances, it has no future. After the 1994 Lillehammer games Chirac kicked up a stink because the organizers had forgotten that French was an official language and didn't translate English-language announcements. Well, next time that happens there won't be a Chirac around to make a fuss and it will make a precedent. I would also like to add that la Francophonie spends lots of French taxpayers' money toward the games being hosted in three languages rather than just two. Anglophone countries on the other hand needn't spend a cent for the games to be hosted in English, because the games will be hosted in English anyway as English is necessary internationally while French isn't. Let us see how long the French can afford their language pride. The official status of French as an Olympic language is a survivance of the past, nothing more. Like all survivances, it has no future. After the 1994 Lillehammer games Chirac kicked up a stink because the organizers had forgotten that French was an official language and didn’t translate English-language announcements. Well, next time that happens there won’t be a Chirac around to make a fuss and it will make a precedent.
I would also like to add that la Francophonie spends lots of French taxpayers’ money toward the games being hosted in three languages rather than just two. Anglophone countries on the other hand needn’t spend a cent for the games to be hosted in English, because the games will be hosted in English anyway as English is necessary internationally while French isn’t. Let us see how long the French can afford their language pride.

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