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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I wouldn't hold the French influence against them tbf

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Neither do I. We have the same problem with English and German here in Egypt (especially in the recent decades and with the advent of the internet)

    Edit: also in sciences and tech, it’s becoming near impossible for the regulatory bodies involved to keep up and we have to use loan words to refer to things even in official documents.

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