Does the Internet have an effect on French? “The question is answered quickly” might say the influential Jean-Pierre Fanguin, nicknamed JP on the nets. More present than ever in our lives, the Internet is changing the way we communicate, both written and spoken. A cultural revolution is even taking place among the youth.
Long considered the best way to enrich vocabulary, reading books is less and less appealing to the French. At the same time, time spent on social networks or in front of streaming platforms has never been more significant. Young people are much more susceptible to this change in habits than their elders. A finding noted by the Center for the National Book (CNL) Ipsos study. Young people aged 7-25 spend 19:50 every week on screens and only 2:50 on reading.
New popular culture
But it can be read on the screen. So we need to look at what young people are watching on their phones…
Source: Le Figaro
