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1.

What has France declared war on?

2.

What does the French government want to keep out of French?

3.

What does the Commission look at besides terminology?

4.

What does the French term "mot-dièse" mean?

5.

Who in particular does France want not to use the word "hashtag"?

6.

What did French officials release recently?

7.

What adjective is used before the word "airline"?

8.

Who has been discouraged from using English loan words?

9.

In what publication was there a comment about this issue?

10.

What hasn't happened to many societies that use loan words?


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