Publishers in France are altering the spellings of around 2,400 words in textbooks and will drop the hat-shaped circumflex accent in some cases.... New editions of textbooks in France will look a ...

French linguistic purists voiced online anger Thursday at the loss of one of their favourite accents -- the pointy little "circumflex" hat that sits on top of certain vowels. A change in the spelling ...

Members of the French Academy listen to French politician Simone Veil (on television screen), dressed in the French Academician's uniform of a black jacket embroidered in green laurel leaves, as she ...

New editions of textbooks in France will look a little different. References to onions? You'll see the word ognon rather than oignon. A tale about a centipede? The many-legged insect will be known as ...