There will no longer be a “
task force
”, “
afterwork
”, or “
call asap
” in Italy.
Fabio Rempelli, Brothers of Italy (Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party) deputy in the lower house, has tabled a law to ban the use of foreign languages in official documents and communications, reports CNN.
Foreign abbreviations, words and names will have to be translated, and will only be authorized in their original languages if it cannot be otherwise.
All languages are targeted, but English is specifically targeted, because, according to the bill, "
Anglomania
belittles and humiliates the Italian language
".
“
It is not only a question of fashion, because fashions pass, but Anglomania has repercussions on the whole of society
”, underlines the text.
From now on, if the law is adopted, not using Italian "
for the promotion or use of goods and services on national territory
" will be liable to a fine of between 5,000 and 100,000 euros.
The Ministry of Culture will create a committee certifying "
the correct use of the Italian language and its pronunciation
".
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In France, although General de Gaulle issued the order to prohibit English in the military field when a French equivalent exists, "
that is to say in all cases
", he added handwritten, the foreign words abound in the advertisement.
The Toubon law of 1996 nevertheless imposed the use of French in the services and public establishments of the State.
No “
start-up nation
” being, therefore, above the Republic.