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PARIS — To the barricades! That’s the message of language purists aghast that the lyrics of France’s entry in a hugely popular European song contest are — mon Dieu! — in English.

Critics, including the French government, are adamant: Sebastien Tellier should not perform “Divine” at Eurovision — unless it is in French.

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as “pizzas” which will now be known as “elastic loaves,” state media reported Saturday.

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VIENNA, Austria — Critics of a new law that forces some immigrants to learn basic German quickly or face possible expulsion are challenging the measure, saying it reinforces the notion that Austria is hostile to outsiders.

Since Jan. 1, foreigners from outside the European Union (news — web sites) have been required to know some German under a law called the Integration Agreement. Those deemed by immigration officials to speak insufficient German are sent to a class and forced to pay at least half the fee.

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A group of German university professors, angered by the U.S.-British war against Iraq, have launched a campaign to replace many popular English-language words used in Germany with French terms. Saying they are appalled by the way the United States and Britain defied the will of the United Nations and attacked Iraq, the four professors declared war on borrowed English terms in German such as “okay”, “T-shirt” and “party”. They have devised French-language alternatives: “d’accord”, “tricot” and “fete”.

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