Is speaking Franglais a bad thing for your French?

IS SPEAKING FRANGLAIS A BAD THING FOR YOUR FRENCH?

So, do you like to speak franglais?

It can be really fun, no?

Read the article to find out why Franglais is a bad thing for you, the Francophile, and listen to the podcast to get a quick taste of a great daily French language practice.

Today on Quora, David asked this question:

“Is the extreme French language protection in Quebec/France a bad thing in terms of profession/business? I’m growing as a French speaker only in a 90% English country. It sounds like people would have problems to find a job in the globalized world.”

This is my answer

English is never missing from the Quebec population’s daily life. Even in the French only schools, students speak English with each other. There’s no way to stop it.

So the protection of the French language is necessary so that the students are limited to French speaking/thinking at least during the classes. (Even during class, students speak English with each other).

Mixing the languages (franglais) doesn’t help anyone to master a language. Many think it’s ‘cute’, but what that does is simply preventing the language learner from mastering the French sentence structure and from thinking in French.

It has nothing to do with vocabulary.

But wait, there’s more to it

Franglais is used by all anglophones who learn French.

It’s “fun” and some people even pride themselves with how well they mix the languages.

It’s even accepted by some teachers.

Here’s the problem:

When allowing ourselves to use English words whenever we don’t remember the French one, the vocabulary is not the only one that takes the hit.

The most affected part is the French sentence structure (and verb conjugation, when using ON all the time).

Using Franglais is like swimming on the sand: not useful.

Here’s the compromise:

If you feel that you HAVE TO use English here and there in conversation with an Anglophone, do yourself a favor: don’t mix the language within the same sentence. That will help you consistently progress with your French sentences and, when you go home, find the words that were too stubborn to come to you during your chat 😉

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Did you find something you resonate with? I’d love to hear from you!

Bonne chance ! : )

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