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		Nemrod67 on March 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Banning words won’t make the world more just Guess you never heard the joke about the Education Nationale using the term "Référentiel Bondissant" to designate balloons/balls... Quick search indicates it was used by the Grenoble academy at one point in the 2000s XD

BrandoElFollito on March 3, 2023 [–]

This is indeed unexpected (details at https://www.liberation.fr/societe/2015/05/26/referentiel-reb..., in French obviously).

This said there has always been some insanities here and there in the administration - but they remain funny. I know "outil scripteur" for instance (this is a pen)

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