France Says ‘Au Revoir’ to the Word ‘Smartphone’

France Says ‘Au Revoir’ to the Word ‘Smartphone’ Published on January 16, 2018 at 09:50PM Hoping to prevent English tech vocabulary from entering the French language, officials have suggested ‘mobile multifunction’ as an alternative. An anonymous reader shares a report: The official journal of the French Republic, the Journal officiel, has suggested “internet clandestin” instead …