French President Emmanuel Macron has urged France not to give in to the spirit of the times and reject gender-inclusive writing in order to safeguard the French language.
Emmanuel Macron has urged France not to “give in to the spirit of the times” and reject gender-inclusive writing in order to safeguard the French language.
French President Emmanuel Macron and students at the Cite Internationale de la Langue Francaise, a cultural centre dedicated to the French language and French-speaking cultures at the castle of Villers-Cotterets on Monday.Under the proposal tabled by a Republican senator, gender-inclusive writing would be banned in administrative documents including job contracts, job adverts, internal company regulations and all legal documents.
, or International French Language Centre, and the Senate agenda may be coincidental but he was unequivocal about his stance during his speech.
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