PARISPARIS — Here’s the good news for those who remember struggling through dictation in French class: French spelling has been simplified. Here’s the bad news: Few have noticed, and those who have ...

The French have gotten themselves into one of their recurrent linguistic lathers, this one over the changes in their spelling that will be taking effect in the fall. The changes were originally ...

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French linguists have reacted in horror to official language changes that could spell the end for some of their favourite words and beloved accents. The hyphen and the circumflex - the little hat that ...