mint Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Clearly the influence of the Académie Française is waning?[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4070216/Far-right-French-mayor-names-road-town-Brexit-Street-pay-tributesovereign-British-people-voted-leave-EU.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Francisation exists in French as in francisation d'un prénom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 If there isn't such a word there should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron-sur-Marne Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Anglicisation is the word you're looking for, I think.Happy New Year from the Marne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Hello, RSM Happy New Year to you too![:)] Plus may I say how nice it is to have a contribution from a new(ish) voice[:)]Now I'm no expert but I am not sure that anglicisation fulfills the same function as anglosaxonisation. The anglo-saxons were angles, saxons and jutes .I believe that the French do make a distinction between les anglaises and les anglo-saxons. They do seem to use the word to include Americans.Anyway, have a look here and do tell me what you think:[url]https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monde_anglo-saxon[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluestick Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Wooly: you might probably enjoy a novel by Douglas Kennedy, titled "The Big Picture", mainly set in Montana.One of his characters is a alcoholic journalist, who has a huge gripe at the way Montana is being ruined by immigrants from California. He creates a word to describe this phenomenon he abhors with a passion.Californification.A neat double entendre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard51 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I don't think that he can be credited with the word Californication. The big picture was written in 1997 and the word was in use well before then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I once rowed with 4 chaps called Nick, and we were known as the 4 Nick 8that was in 1966...[URL=http://s253.photobucket.com/user/bfb_album/media/25-09-2012%20072708_zpsndlghoza.jpg.html][IMG]http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh80/bfb_album/25-09-2012%20072708_zpsndlghoza.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 OK, place your bets now on which one Norman is ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Not counting the cox, third from the front? Très distingué........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Found out[:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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