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The Figaro letter of February 24, 2021

2021-02-24T06:04:16.916Z


This Wednesday, inclusive writing stirs up political debates, Joe Biden polishes his strategy in the Middle East, and the newly separated duo Daft Punk.


Dear subscribers, hello,

These “mid-points” that you see, and which undoubtedly disturb your reading of my morning greeting, so called by linguists for their intermediate place in words, set the National Assembly on fire.

There, we discuss inclusive writing, its intrusion, aberrant for some, justified for others, in the French language.

Rest assured, this letter will not take the form of an introduction to inclusive writing, but everyone will find enough to form an opinion on the issue.

Have a good day !

Rozenn Morgat, journalist at

Le Figaro

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Battle in the National Assembly to stop inclusive writing

Supported by about sixty LREM and LR deputies, a bill aims to ban inclusive writing in administrative documents.

Bertrand RIOTORD / Le Figaro.

Remember: it began by punctuating the discussions in dotted lines, becoming the new puzzle for linguists, the debate in which politicians are torn apart, fervently denouncing its inconsistencies, its brutality, or praising its merits in the fight against gender inequalities.

Then she took the boulevard

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Source: lefigaro

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