Interesting: France's prime minister orders colleagues to stop using English as 'the language of the Republic is French'

France’s Prime Minister has ordered his cabinet to stop using English after two colleagues named a new proposal the ‘silver economy’.

Jean-Marc Ayrault wrote a sternly-worded letter telling ministers: 'The language of the republic is French.'

The PM’s edict comes after the French culture ministry to issued a list of English words to be banned from their language, including ‘email’, ‘blog’, ‘supermodel’, ‘take-away’ and ‘low-cost airline’

Now Mr Ayrault has told ministers:  'Our language is able to express every contemporary reality, and describe innovations that are constantly being born in the areas of science and technology.

'French has been inscribed in the constitution since 1992 as the language of administration and of the courts.'

Interesting! or what do you think?

'The language of the republic is French': French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraulth as ordered his cabinet to stop using English after two colleagues named a new proposal the "silver economy"