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Now the French demand that every sign and leaflet at the LONDON Olympic games be in their tongue too
By Emma Reynolds 17 March 2012
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This summer's Olympics will take place in London, presided over by British celebrities and politicians and paid for by the nation's taxpayers.
But a determined group of Francophones are insisting that every sign, announcement and leaflet at the landmark event should be published in French.
The Gallic activists believe their language should be placed on an equal footing with English at the Games.
Their claim is based on the fact that the Olympic Charter of 1908 states that the 'official languages of the International Olympic Committee are French and English.'
The London Organising Committee have tried in vain to plead that English is now a universal tongue, according to The Times.
LOCOG is now locked in a battle of wills with the International Organisation of la Francophonie, represented by Michaelle Jean, a former Governor General of Canada.
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Now the French demand that every sign and leaflet at the LONDON Olympic games be in their tongue too
By Emma Reynolds 17 March 2012
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This summer's Olympics will take place in London, presided over by British celebrities and politicians and paid for by the nation's taxpayers.
But a determined group of Francophones are insisting that every sign, announcement and leaflet at the landmark event should be published in French.
The Gallic activists believe their language should be placed on an equal footing with English at the Games.
Their claim is based on the fact that the Olympic Charter of 1908 states that the 'official languages of the International Olympic Committee are French and English.'
The London Organising Committee have tried in vain to plead that English is now a universal tongue, according to The Times.
LOCOG is now locked in a battle of wills with the International Organisation of la Francophonie, represented by Michaelle Jean, a former Governor General of Canada.
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