Last week, a man who looked a lot like Emmanuel Macron explained that he was opposed to inclusive writing, pointing out that in the French language "the masculine makes the neutral." A salutary reminder. Congratulations to this doppelganger of the President of the Republic. It couldn't be the real Emmanuel Macron, since, for nearly a decade, he has been working to deconstruct the idea that the masculine makes the neutral.
He tries hard not to address everyone but to "everyone", never speaks to those who listen to him but to "those", and, even in the context of a televised debate where his speaking time is precious, does not mention Ukrainians but "Ukrainians", not nurses but "nurses", And never the citizens, but always the "citizens".
The culmination of a logic
In other words, the real Emmanuel Macron implicitly affirms, in each of his speeches, that he addresses both sexes without declining all the agreements...
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