PARIS (Reuters) - Guardians of the French language were up in arms on Friday after the French national Olympic committee adopted an English slogan - Made for Sharing - to back France's bid to host the games in 2024. The Academie francaise, official custodian of the language of Moliere, said it was no better than a pizza advert. Paris, Los Angeles, and Budapest are vying to host the 2024 games, and the French national Olympic committee has said it chose the English slogan to broaden its appeal for the wider world. Another group whose aim is the defence of French usage said the choice was an insult to the French language and proposed instead the rallying cry of "Venez partager! They said they would lodge an official appeal against adoption of the English slogan.

Source: The Star February 17, 2017 18:11 UTC