AP deletes widely mocked tweet about ‘the’ French

The Associated Press, the biggest quality bureau successful the United States, has apologised aft it was ridiculed for informing journalists against referring to "the French".

The AP stylebook Twitter relationship had recommended writers debar utilizing "the" successful phrases similar "the disabled, the mediocre and the French".

It said this could beryllium dehumanising.

The French embassy responded by concisely changing its sanction to the "Embassy of Frenchness successful the United States".

The tweet was the root of mockery connected Twitter, with galore making jokes astir the inclusion of "the French". It received much than 20 cardinal views earlier being deleted.

"We deleted an earlier tweet due to the fact that of an inappropriate notation to French people. We did not mean to offend," AP tweeted.

"Writing French people, French citizens, etc., is good. But "the" presumption for immoderate radical tin dependable dehumanising and connote a monolith alternatively than divers individuals," it added.