gallophobia (was: RE: An introduction

Sally:
> > > Why is it always French which suffers from such dislikes? :((((
> >
> > Why, isn't that a sign that something *is* wrong with the language? ;-)
> > *no offence meant*
>
> First of all, I don't think that it's always French that suffers from
> dislikes.  Lately, we've had a number of gallophobic remarks on line,
Speaking as a perpetrator of gallophobic remarks, I would contend, citing
myself as evidence, that gallophobia does not entail dislike of French,
and nor is it incompatible with gallophilia, whether linguistic or
cultural.

(However, I certainly disliked learning French at school. I was so
bored I would sit and watch the second hand tick at snail's pace
round my watch. This went on for 5 years.)

--And.

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