# why is Google in French

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-in-french/571092>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-in-french/571092 "2011-02-12T01:59:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-in-french/571092/1 "2011-02-12T01:59:31Z")

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My Google is in French. How do I get it back into English?

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**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-in-french/571092/2 "2011-02-12T02:04:36Z")

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In the upper right, click the “Paramètres” link and select “Paramètres de recherche”. Use the “Langue de l’interface” menu to choose “anglais”, and then click the “Enregistrer les préférences” button. Voilà.