Est-ce que c'est le email ou le courriel? Have you heard that the French government has banned the use of the word "email" (too American) in official documents? Instead, the phrase "courrier electronique" or courriel for short is to be used. I checked in with Renan Ayrault, a French colleague and friend who is Director, Product Management for CarFax to get his spin on this linguistically sensitive topic. He replied: "Courriel is not a bad word if you ask me, but I don't think it will become the predominant word. I have seen it used in magazines…