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Caricature from June 5, 2017

alt= "Translated from original French artwork. Title: How do you tell a francophone from an anglophone in a library? Illustration: Two drawings side-by-side, showing a man standing in front of a bookcase. On the left, the man’s head is tilted to the left to read the titles of the francophone books. On the right, the man’s head is tilted to the right to read the titles of the anglophone books.

Difference between francophones and anglophones from the literary point of view. In the French books section, the titles are written from bottom to top to make them easier to read when the books are upright, as in a library. In the English books section, it’s the opposite, to make them easier to read when the books are piled on a table.

Credit: Francopresse, June 5, 2017.