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Say ±ô’e²õ²õ²¹²â±ð°ù-²¹³¦³ó±ð³Ù±ð°ù in French not ‘try before you buy’

No more ‘it bag’ or ‘try before you buy’ – the correct French terms should be ‘sac iconique’ and ‘±ô’e²õ²õ²¹²â±ð°ù-²¹³¦³ó±ð³Ù±ð°ù’.
These are two examples of anglicisms in the world of fashion and shopping that French officials have asked should be replaced by their approved French equivalents.
A list of these has been published in Le Journal Officiel after approval by a body which oversees this process, the Commission d’enrichissement de la langue française.
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New French recommendations for ‘unnecessary’ anglicisms are made on a regular basis and those previously put forward can be found in the database at the .
Use of the terms is in theory obligatory by organisations in the state sector – though we have not heard of anyone being fined for failure to use them – and is recommended generally to “anyone who is keen to be understood by as many people as possibleâ€, according to France Terme.
The latest batch of words includes:
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Try before you buy – ±ô’e²õ²õ²¹²â±ð°ù-²¹³¦³ó±ð³Ù±ð°ù
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It bag – un sac iconique
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It girl/boy – une icône de mode
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Must-have – un incontournable
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Fashionista or fashion victim – un/e passioné/e de mode
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Tote bag – un fourre-tout, un sac en toile or un sac publicitaire
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Lifestyle – le style de vie
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