Don’t say ‘Olymipics’ s’il vous plaît

Though the Olympics are a global event, host France wants the games’ organizers to stick to the French language. They say it’s because English has encroached too much already. Case in point: The Paris 2024 slogan, “Made for Sharing” — in English. But holding English at bay won’t be easy, as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Paris.

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