In a move that shocked the world, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party introduced new legislation prohibiting the use of English and other foreign words in official communications. Italians who break this law could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705). The legislation has been introduced to safeguard the Italian language, which the government believes is being "demeaned and mortified" by using foreign words, particularly "Anglomania" or the use of English words.
The bill requires anyone in the public administration's office to have written and oral knowledge of the Italian language. It also prohibits using English in official documentation, including acronyms and job role names in companies operating in Italy. Foreign entities must have Italian-language editions of all internal regulations and employment contracts.
The Culture Ministry would establish a committee whose remit would include correctly using the Italian language and its pronunciation in schools, media, commerce, and advertising. Under the proposed law, saying "bru-shetta" instead of "bru-sketta" could be a punishable offense.
The move to safeguard the Italian language joins an existing bid by the government to protect the country's cuisine. It has introduced legislation to ban synthetic or cell-based cuisine due to the lack of scientific studies on the effects of artificial food.
The ban on the ChatGPT AI chatbot due to privacy violations has further added to the chaos in Italy. The popular chatbot had become a favorite among Italians for its ability to explain complex things, create poems and even write computer code. However, the Italian National Authority for Personal Data Protection had to ban the use of ChatGPT due to privacy violations.
Currently, the poll shows that 60% of Italians believe that all of the above bans are crazy, 20% believe that the prohibition of synthetic or cell-based cuisine is the craziest, 10% believe that the ban on the use of English in official communications is the craziest. The remaining 10% believe that the ban on the ChatGPT AI chatbot is the craziest.
With the government trying to safeguard the language and cuisine, Italians wonder what's next. In a poll conducted by CNN, Italians were asked:
"Which ban is crazier?" and were given the following options:
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Italy Bans English: Italians Go Crazy
In a move that shocked the world, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party introduced new legislation prohibiting the use of English and other foreign words in official communications. Italians who break this law could face fines of up to €100,000 ($108,705). The legislation has been introduced to safeguard the Italian language, which the government believes is being "demeaned and mortified" by using foreign words, particularly "Anglomania" or the use of English words.
The bill requires anyone in the public administration's office to have written and oral knowledge of the Italian language. It also prohibits using English in official documentation, including acronyms and job role names in companies operating in Italy. Foreign entities must have Italian-language editions of all internal regulations and employment contracts.
The Culture Ministry would establish a committee whose remit would include correctly using the Italian language and its pronunciation in schools, media, commerce, and advertising. Under the proposed law, saying "bru-shetta" instead of "bru-sketta" could be a punishable offense.
The move to safeguard the Italian language joins an existing bid by the government to protect the country's cuisine. It has introduced legislation to ban synthetic or cell-based cuisine due to the lack of scientific studies on the effects of artificial food.
The ban on the ChatGPT AI chatbot due to privacy violations has further added to the chaos in Italy. The popular chatbot had become a favorite among Italians for its ability to explain complex things, create poems and even write computer code. However, the Italian National Authority for Personal Data Protection had to ban the use of ChatGPT due to privacy violations.
Currently, the poll shows that 60% of Italians believe that all of the above bans are crazy, 20% believe that the prohibition of synthetic or cell-based cuisine is the craziest, 10% believe that the ban on the use of English in official communications is the craziest. The remaining 10% believe that the ban on the ChatGPT AI chatbot is the craziest.
With the government trying to safeguard the language and cuisine, Italians wonder what's next. In a poll conducted by CNN, Italians were asked:
"Which ban is crazier?" and were given the following options:
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