Which Frances ? Who are you talking about ?
2006-12-14 07:21:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Per the Constitution of France, French has been the official language since 1992 [1] (although previous legal text have made it official since 1539, see ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts). France mandates the use of French in official government publications, public education outside of specific cases (though these dispositions are often ignored) and legal contracts; advertisements must bear a translation of foreign words.
Contrary to a common misunderstanding both in the American and British media, France does not prohibit the use of foreign words in websites nor in any other private publication, as that would violate the constitutional right of freedom of speech. The misunderstanding may have arisen from a similar prohibition in the Canadian province of Quebec which made strict application of the Charter of the French Language between 1977 and 1993, although these regulations addressed language used in advertising and the provision of commercial services offered within the province, not the language of private communication.
In addition to French, there are also a variety of languages spoken by minorities, though France has not signed the European Charter for Regional Languages yet.
2006-12-14 14:54:18
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answered by Anonymous
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France's main language is French, but also there are minorities who speak German along the German border, Italian along the Italian border, Catalan (mix between spanish and french) in the south by Spain and Italy, Basque in the south along the border with Spain, and others.
2006-12-14 15:03:10
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answered by Devin O 4
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French
2006-12-14 14:51:56
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answered by princess_heather43787 5
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Yes, and the main language in Spain, is french of course
2006-12-14 18:54:25
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answered by Kermadec 3
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Official languages French
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
2006-12-14 14:50:09
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answered by memo 3
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La langue principale en France? French
2006-12-14 15:00:49
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answered by Nathalie D 4
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French!
2006-12-14 15:07:42
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answered by Anonymous
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Difficult to say, Atlantic hurricane Frances of 2004 was mute.
2006-12-14 16:07:02
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answered by Anonymous
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French...
2006-12-14 14:48:47
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answered by cyberbob2or12 2
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