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<b>L O W L A N D S - L - 05 April 2010 - Volume 03</b><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Sandy Fleming</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gi"> </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="go"><<a href="mailto:sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk">sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk</a>></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="FR"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject: </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="gi">LL-L "Language politics" 2010.04.05 (02)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">> From: Marcus Buck <<a href="mailto:list@marcusbuck.org">list@marcusbuck.org</a>><br>
><br>
> Subject: LL-L "Language politics" 2010.04.04 (01) [EN]<br>
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> From: Sandy Fleming <<a href="mailto:sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk">sandy@fleimin.demon.co.uk</a>><br>
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> Subject: LL-L "Language politics" 2010.04.03 (02) [EN]<br>
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I wonder if there can be a tragic irony in this sort of thing?<br>
><br>
> What effect does banning words actually have? I suspect that words<br>
> could<br>
> gain much wider recognition from being banned so that instead of just<br>
> being this decade's slang they might become a permanent part of the<br>
> language?<br>
><br>
> Is there actually any example from history where a country or
a<br>
> society tried to ban words? I assume that "banning"
means a law</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Originally on this thread
Roger spoke of French words being "banned",<br>
eg, say "ramdam" instead of "buzz".<br>
<br>
On Le Soir's technically rather irritating site:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.lesoir.be/culture/airs_du_temps/2010-03-30/parlez-francais-ne-dites-plus-buzz-dites-ramdam-761799.php" target="_blank">http://www.lesoir.be/culture/airs_du_temps/2010-03-30/parlez-francais-ne-dites-plus-buzz-dites-ramdam-761799.php</a><br>
<br>
it's talking about conversation rather than the law: "Don't say this,<br>
say that."<br>
<br>
It seems to me that the newspaper article is just a joke in retaliation<br>
to Alain Joyandet's suggestion:<br>
<br>
buzz > ramdam<br>
tuning > bolidage<br>
chat > éblabla or tchatche<br>
newsletter > infolettre or sagement<br>
talk > débat<br>
<br>
I'm thinking about the way telling a person not to say or do something<br>
can be not only ineffective, but the wrong approach can draw their<br>
attention to it and make them decide to do it.<br>
<span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br>
Sandy Fleming<br>
<a href="http://scotstext.org/" target="_blank">http://scotstext.org/</a></span></span></p>
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