PARIS — To the chagrin of many a Parisian poet, more and more English words are making it into the French language. The latest to get official entry into the Petit Robert dictionary include a batch straight from Silicon Valley: selfie, MOOC, hashtag, and the continued trend of the internationalization of the digital world — and word.
Being here in Paris, we asked some French members of the Worldcrunch crew to speak up. Have a look, and listen: same spelling and meaning … and pronunciation?