Don't talk about the French!

[Doctor Phibes]

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".

[George K]

Waiting for THE Associated Press to change its brand name.

[Copper]

Wouldn't the Americans spell it dehumanizing?

But, I guess it is a BBC story about the Americans, that's ok.

[89th]

@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.

[Mik]

Doesn’t seem to bother THE Ohio State University one little bit.