This program talks about the origins of French orthography and the 1990 attempt at spelling rectification, which, inaccurately presented as spelling reform, ended in a public furor. Key figures in the case—reform promoters and their opponents, including former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard—all have a say. (French, 28 minutes)

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Part of the Series : That Surprising French Language!-in French

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