Venezuela Fights Use of English Words
Tagged: Hugo Chavez, Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez’s government is taking its battle against U.S. “imperialism” into Venezuelans’ dictionaries, urging state phone company workers to avoid English-language business and tech terms.
Through a campaign launched Monday, newly nationalized CANTV hopes to wean employees and others from words like “staff” (“equipo” is preferred), “marketing” (“mercadeo”) and “password” (“contrasena”).”*
*From: ap.google.com
Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
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