[PER] German Professors Declare War on English Terms

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German Professors Declare War on English Terms

BERLIN (Reuters) - A group of German university professors, angered by the U.S.-British war against Iraq, have launched a campaign to replace many popular English-language words used in Germany with French terms.

Saying they are appalled by the way the United States and Britain defied the will of the United Nations (news - web sites) and attacked Iraq, the four professors declared war on borrowed English terms in German such as "okay," "T-shirt" and "party."

The German linguists... want to replace English terms in use with the French words "mannequin" (Model), "ordinateur" (Computer), "Equipe" (Team) and "Adieu" (Byebye).

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[olechka1.livejournal.com]

Запретили народные посланники и использование иностранных слов в случаях, когда им можно найти равноценную замену славянского происхождения.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/news/newsid_2729000/2729493.stm

[ex-bad-evil-569.livejournal.com]

That's as stupid as Americans changing the names of french toast and french fries....

[tropillor.livejournal.com]

Читал об этом статью и на немецком тоже. Это клиника.