diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index cc17119b6..ab722df2a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -31,10 +31,17 @@ $install = ((file_exists('.htconfig.php') && filesize('.htconfig.php')) ? false
  *
  * Get the language setting directly from system variables, bypassing get_config()
  * as database may not yet be configured.
+ * 
+ * If possible, we use the value from the browser.
  *
  */
 
-$lang = ((isset($a->config['system']['language'])) ? $a->config['system']['language'] : 'en');
+if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'])) {
+	$langs = preg_split("/[,-]/",$_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'],2);
+	$lang = $langs[0];
+} else {
+	$lang = ((isset($a->config['system']['language'])) ? $a->config['system']['language'] : 'en');
+}
 	
 load_translation_table($lang);
 
diff --git a/view/fr/strings.php b/view/fr/strings.php
index 423645c86..d177c07b8 100644
--- a/view/fr/strings.php
+++ b/view/fr/strings.php
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ $a->strings['last'] = 'last';
 $a->strings['next'] = 'next';
 $a->strings[' likes this.'] = ' aime ça.';
 $a->strings[' doesn\'t like this.'] = ' n\'aime pas ça.';
-$a->strings['people'] = 'personne(s)';
-$a->strings['like this.'] = 'aime(nt) ça.';
-$a->strings['don\'t like this.'] = 'n\'aime(nt) pas ça.';
+$a->strings['people'] = 'personnes';
+$a->strings['like this.'] = 'aiment ça.';
+$a->strings['don\'t like this.'] = 'n\'aiment pas ça.';
 $a->strings['and'] = 'et';
 $a->strings[', and '] = ', et ';
-$a->strings[' other people'] = ' autre(s) personne(s)';
-$a->strings[' like this.'] = ' aime(nt) ça.';
-$a->strings[' don\'t like this.'] = ' n\'aime(nt) pas ça.';
+$a->strings[' other people'] = ' autres personnes';
+$a->strings[' like this.'] = ' aiment ça.';
+$a->strings[' don\'t like this.'] = ' n\'aiment pas ça.';
 $a->strings['No contacts'] = 'Aucun contact';
 $a->strings['Contacts'] = 'Contacts';
 $a->strings['View Contacts'] = 'Voir les contacts';