France refuses to hash it out

France have banned the use of the word "hashtag" from all government documents.

France refuses to hash it out

France have banned the use of the word "hashtag" from all government documents.

Académie Française has said the country's own word for hashtag, "mot-dièse", must be used within government documents instead of the English term – which has become popular due to its use on social networking site Twitter – in an attempt to stop so many English words violating their language.

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