Don't talk about the French!
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wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 02:45 last edited by
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64436973
The Associated Press, the biggest news agency in the United States, has apologised after it was ridiculed for warning journalists against referring to "the French".
The AP stylebook Twitter account had recommended writers avoid using "the" in phrases like "the disabled, the poor and the French".
It said this could be dehumanising.
The French embassy responded by briefly changing its name to the "Embassy of Frenchness in the United States".
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wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 02:48 last edited by
Waiting for THE Associated Press to change its brand name.
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wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 02:51 last edited by Copper
Wouldn't the Americans spell it dehumanizing?
But, I guess it is a BBC story about the Americans, that's ok.
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wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 03:47 last edited by
@George-K said in Don't talk about the French!:
Waiting for THE Associated Press to change its brand name.
Ha! That was my reply when a buddy sent me this earlier.
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wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 03:58 last edited by
Doesn’t seem to bother THE Ohio State University one little bit.