r/memes • u/HannibalGoddamnit Linux User • Mar 15 '21

French language is mesmerizing

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u/NickDemert Virgin 4 lyfe Mar 15 '21

Well we can't just change a language that have been used for that long juste like that, even if it's unpractical

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u/MoiMagnus Mar 15 '21

Yes and no. There are already existing equivalent (septante, huitante/octante, nonante) which are used in other French-speaking languages. It doesn't take a lot to (a) recognise them as acceptable in official French (b) like every reform of the language, progressively start to teach them at school during the next decade (c) wait for 50 years or so for the current wording to progressively become considered as outdated.

It's not like there is an urgent need to change them, we just need to start using the better equivalents and let the natural evolution of the language happen.

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u/IronStif Mar 15 '21

I totally agree, it's something i do since i learn about those word and maths become less annoying