Have you ever heard of inclusive writing? I hadn’t, until I recently listened to a debate about it from a French radio program and I immediately wanted to share the concept with you – it is most interesting to see how equality, feminism and more social issues are trying to leave their mark in language itself. How? By revolutionising French spelling and encouraging the choice of alternative words in order to avoid the predominance of the masculine form over the feminine! I’ll also give you my opinion about the proposed changes!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Une, charpentière, une professeure, une pompière, une auteure / autrice
Un ambassadeur, une ambassadrice
Madame l’Ambassadrice vs Madame l’Ambassadeur
*les candidates et *les candidats à l’élection présidentielle
les maçonnes et les maçons
les décorateurs et décoratrices
celles et ceux
elles et ils
ce·tte
celui·elle
certain·e
différent·e
du·de la
locaux·ales
banquier·ère·s
travailleur·euse·s
acteur·rice·s
«les maires et les mairesses sont satisfaites»
«les plombières et les plombiers sont occupés».
«Je suis content·e»
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