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Pastagate
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neologism
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『Pastagate（パスタゲート）』は、2013年に発生したスキャンダルを指す新造語です。具体的には、OQLF（ケベック州の言語規制機関）によって、あるイタリア料理レストランにメニュー上でフランス語を使用するよう要求された事件がきっかけとなっています。この出来事は、ケベック州が実際には「pasta」という単語を禁止しようとしたという誤解が広まったことに関連しています。
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(neologism) The 2013 scandal wherein an Italian restaurant was requested by the OQLF to use the French language on its menus. The incident was falsely believed to have been an attempt by Quebec to ban the word ‘pasta.’
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Pastagate sparked a heated debate about language policing and cultural identity in Quebec.
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Pastagate sparked a heated debate about language policing and cultural identity in Quebec.
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