Talk about being "petty" ....it seems France objects to having their language "polluted" by english words. This HAS to be related to the "freedom fries" crap from months past.

The Culture Ministry has announced a ban on the use of "e-mail" in all government ministries, documents, publications or websites, the latest step to stem an incursion of English words into the French lexicon.
Government regulated CULTURE????

I'm starting to think that escargot (sp?) causes brain damage.