In Cornwall at least, Franco-Ontarians call it franglais and consider it a common practice of switching codes without apprehension. |
One is that the winners opt to thank their agents and personal trainers in Ukrainian, Cantonese or hesitant Franglais. |
So, it's true, franglais elevated to the world's lingua franca would be really convenient for us. |
Long before the internet signalled the invasion of nerdish Americana, casual French speakers had begun to succumb to franglais. |
Advertisers merrily twist the rules, using a tiny font for the translation, or inventing logos in indigestible franglais. |
Why do we spend six years learning French in schools to emerge in adulthood with pidgin Franglais? |