France to use new word for Twitter term 'hashtag'

France's Commission G�n�rale de Terminologie et de N�ologie has announced that they do not appreciate the term "hashtag" on Twitter and will instead use a local term, "mot-di�se."

The term hashtag relates to words and phrases that follow the # symbol and can help others find causes or more easily find posts.

Mot-diese means "sharp word" and the group has coined the term to mean "a series of characters preceded by the # symbol."

The move is not the first time French officials have move to remove English terms from the French language and daily dialect.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Jan 2013 9:55

KSib

Cool.

27.1.2013 11:15 #1

PraisesToAllah

Because French is much better than English

Said no one ever.

27.1.2013 18:41 #2

joepet200

Originally posted by PraisesToAllah: Because French is much better than English

Said no one ever. It's like these french have a different word for everything.

27.1.2013 23:11 #3

T-Bean

Why the fancy names in the first place. It has always been a pound sign to me.

28.1.2013 04:15 #4

mot-diese (unverified)

Originally posted by joepet200: Originally posted by PraisesToAllah: Because French is much better than English

Said no one ever. It's like these french have a different word for everything. It's like they speak a different language :P

28.1.2013 05:41 #5

attar

Ah, beautiful France.
Superannuated Gestapo officers reminisce how no one could raise a spit-shine on a leather jackboot like Jean Crapaud.

28.1.2013 06:15 #6

dEwMe

Hang onto that language as long as you can. You'll speak Chinese soon enough! lol

Just my $0.02,

dEwMe

28.1.2013 16:04 #7

ThePastor

Because everyone know that all you have to do is tell people to quit using a word to make them stop.
Once again, no one "gets" the French.

Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?

28.1.2013 17:41 #8

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