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Paris offers EU newcomers crash course in French Battle to defend Gallic culture against the rise of English rages in Europe's corridors of power
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FRANCE HAS opened a new front in its battle to defend Gallic
culture from the encroachment of the English language by offering
crash courses in French to senior diplomats from the 10 countries
about to join the European Union.
Alarmed at the growing dominance of l'Anglo Saxonne even within
the multi-lingual EU, France is promising all-expenses-paid courses
for top officials of the mostly eastern European countries joining in
May.
In addition to instruction in the language of Moli...
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