America’s contributions to the English language have arrived in the form of words and phrases like “Hangover,” “Cuck,” and “No Nut November.” More practically, there’s also plenty of tech-related terminology that originated on the go as the internet quickly developed and allowed for professions in streaming and competitive gaming. This arena of video game lingo is the new target of the Académie Française (French academy), a French council founded in the 1600s that oversees the preservation of the country’s language.
As reported by The Guardian, amendments to words such as “eSports,” and “streamer,” have been changed to “jeu video de competition,” and “joueur-animateur en direct,” respectively. Working in conjunction with the French cultural ministry, video game jargon stemming from the U.S. has been given a French equivalent in order to avoid “a barrier to understanding,” for those who might not be as up to date on gaming culture.
