With a decision published in the French official newspaper, some English game terms will no longer be officially used.
French authorities on Monday did some work to preserve the purity of the French language by overhauling rules for using British video game jargon. The decision was reportedly taken to preserve the purity of the French language and to ensure that players in France do not use English terms for events and concepts that can be explained in French.
The changes made were published in the French official journal.
The “Journal officiel de la République française”, the French official newspaper, reports that it has overhauled the rules on the use of British technology jargon. According to the culture ministry, it will be preferable to use French words that are easier for the public to understand, as these English terms are considered to be a barrier to understanding for people who don’t play games regularly.
Among the examples given, it is seen that the term “pro gamer” has been replaced by “joueur professionnel”, and the term “streamer” with “joueur-animateur en direct”, which roughly means live game server in our language. The term “cloud gaming”, which is the equivalent of cloud gaming system in our language, has been changed to “eu video de competition”.
The Académie Française, one of the leading councils and academic associations on French language issues, regularly warns that the French language is in danger of being diluted in English terms. While it’s not illegal for French citizens to use English terms, it means government employees can no longer use the terms formally.
In addition, you can take a look at our article on terms that players on our site should know, and take a look at the Turkish equivalents of some game terms.