French accent
May 24th 2005, 6:26 am
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Re: French accent
Mxsmanic <[email protected]> wrote:
> kyrha writes:
>
> > I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>
> A slight French accent in English can be charming. A thick accent,
> particularly one that interferes with comprehension, can be annoying.
I tend to find a thick head interferes with comprehension more.
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> kyrha writes:
>
> > I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>
> A slight French accent in English can be charming. A thick accent,
> particularly one that interferes with comprehension, can be annoying.
I tend to find a thick head interferes with comprehension more.
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
May 24th 2005, 8:07 am
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On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi everybody
>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>Thank you for your answers
It is a permanent fixture that you can do nothing about. There is not
a frog on earth that has successfully removed their distinct accent.
It's pleasant sounding, but for people that don't like the French,
they will find it repugnant.
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>Hi everybody
>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>Thank you for your answers
It is a permanent fixture that you can do nothing about. There is not
a frog on earth that has successfully removed their distinct accent.
It's pleasant sounding, but for people that don't like the French,
they will find it repugnant.
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DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
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May 24th 2005, 8:23 am
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"Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> kyrha writes:
>> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> A slight French accent in English can be charming. A thick accent,
> particularly one that interferes with comprehension, can be annoying.
> So can idiosyncratic errors in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
> Different French speakers manifest their French accents in slightly
> different ways. Some types are more aesthetic than others.
> --
> Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
more pronounced. They think their language is so cool and there was a time
in this country, when having that French accent made you more popular with
the opposite sex. But maybe that was a time that has come and gone and
nowadays, it may no longer hold true due to the tension between French and
Americans.
news:[email protected]...
> kyrha writes:
>> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> A slight French accent in English can be charming. A thick accent,
> particularly one that interferes with comprehension, can be annoying.
> So can idiosyncratic errors in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
> Different French speakers manifest their French accents in slightly
> different ways. Some types are more aesthetic than others.
> --
> Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
more pronounced. They think their language is so cool and there was a time
in this country, when having that French accent made you more popular with
the opposite sex. But maybe that was a time that has come and gone and
nowadays, it may no longer hold true due to the tension between French and
Americans.
May 24th 2005, 8:42 am
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Re: French accent
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de mémères
"Magda" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> On Tue, 24 May 2005 18:41:23 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram
> <[email protected]> arranged
> some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:29:41 +0100, [email protected]
> ... (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> On Tue, 24 May 2005 16:10:52 +0100,
> [email protected]
> ... >> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> ... >> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >> >kyrha <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >> >
> ... >> >> Hi everybody
> ... >> >> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> ... >> >> Thank you for your answers
> ... >> >
> ... >> >I'm very fond of this one ´
> ... >> >
> ... >> >sometimes I'm more in the mood for this one though `
> ... >>
> ... >> this is a grave situation.
> ... >
> ... >It's an acute problem.
> ...
> ... We'll be back to discussing Mgada's misheard acute angina next.
> Arrête d'écorcher mon nom, tu veux ??
>
de mémères
"Magda" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> On Tue, 24 May 2005 18:41:23 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, nitram
> <[email protected]> arranged
> some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:29:41 +0100, [email protected]
> ... (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> ... wrote:
> ...
> ... >nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >
> ... >> On Tue, 24 May 2005 16:10:52 +0100,
> [email protected]
> ... >> (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> ... >> wrote:
> ... >>
> ... >> >kyrha <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >> >
> ... >> >> Hi everybody
> ... >> >> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> ... >> >> Thank you for your answers
> ... >> >
> ... >> >I'm very fond of this one ´
> ... >> >
> ... >> >sometimes I'm more in the mood for this one though `
> ... >>
> ... >> this is a grave situation.
> ... >
> ... >It's an acute problem.
> ...
> ... We'll be back to discussing Mgada's misheard acute angina next.
> Arrête d'écorcher mon nom, tu veux ??
>
May 24th 2005, 9:59 am
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"kyrha" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> Hi everybody
> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
It makes the French language much easier to understand...
[email protected]. com...
> Hi everybody
> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
It makes the French language much easier to understand...
May 24th 2005, 10:13 am
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 20:23:56 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "punktilious"
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... "Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
... news:[email protected]...
... > kyrha writes:
... >
... >> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
... >
... > A slight French accent in English can be charming. A thick accent,
... > particularly one that interferes with comprehension, can be annoying.
... > So can idiosyncratic errors in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
... >
... > Different French speakers manifest their French accents in slightly
... > different ways. Some types are more aesthetic than others.
... >
... > --
... > Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
...
... Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
... that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
... more pronounced.
No, they just don't care about pronouncing foreign words properly.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... "Mxsmanic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
... news:[email protected]...
... > kyrha writes:
... >
... >> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
... >
... > A slight French accent in English can be charming. A thick accent,
... > particularly one that interferes with comprehension, can be annoying.
... > So can idiosyncratic errors in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary.
... >
... > Different French speakers manifest their French accents in slightly
... > different ways. Some types are more aesthetic than others.
... >
... > --
... > Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
...
... Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
... that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
... more pronounced.
No, they just don't care about pronouncing foreign words properly.
May 24th 2005, 10:47 am
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Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 24 May 2005 20:23:56 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "punktilious"
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
> ... that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
> ... more pronounced.
>No, they just don't care about pronouncing foreign words properly.
I don't believe that is generally true.
Many cannot pronounce certain foreign words easily, and don't try very
hard. Much as I do with French.
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>On Tue, 24 May 2005 20:23:56 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "punktilious"
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
> ... that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
> ... more pronounced.
>No, they just don't care about pronouncing foreign words properly.
I don't believe that is generally true.
Many cannot pronounce certain foreign words easily, and don't try very
hard. Much as I do with French.
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PB
The return address has been MUNGED
May 24th 2005, 11:41 am
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"chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco"
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> nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 May 2005 16:10:52 +0100, [email protected]
> > (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >kyrha <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi everybody
> > >> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> > >> Thank you for your answers
> > >>
> It's an acute problem.
> --
> David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
> usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1gx2tk7.ogrwoqnwh6yoN%this_address_is_for_spa [email protected]...
> nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 May 2005 16:10:52 +0100, [email protected]
> > (chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >kyrha <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi everybody
> > >> I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> > >> Thank you for your answers
> > >>
> It's an acute problem.
> --
> David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
> usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
circumflexiul issue.
too difficult for newsgroups ?
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www.goodviews.co.uk
Fax +44 1509 890822
May 24th 2005, 11:57 am
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punktilious writes:
> Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
> that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
> more pronounced.
Some do, most don't.
A more common situation is that French people consider their language
part of their identity, and so they refuse to abandon their accent
("linguistic ego"). Quite a few French speakers have this problem.
> They think their language is so cool and there was a time
> in this country, when having that French accent made you more popular with
> the opposite sex. But maybe that was a time that has come and gone and
> nowadays, it may no longer hold true due to the tension between French and
> Americans.
That tension is very temporary, and it's also one-way.
--
Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
> Actually, I am under the impression that a huge percentage of these people
> that have French as their native language *intentionally* make their accents
> more pronounced.
Some do, most don't.
A more common situation is that French people consider their language
part of their identity, and so they refuse to abandon their accent
("linguistic ego"). Quite a few French speakers have this problem.
> They think their language is so cool and there was a time
> in this country, when having that French accent made you more popular with
> the opposite sex. But maybe that was a time that has come and gone and
> nowadays, it may no longer hold true due to the tension between French and
> Americans.
That tension is very temporary, and it's also one-way.
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May 24th 2005, 11:57 am
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Deep Foiled Malls writes:
> It is a permanent fixture that you can do nothing about. There is not
> a frog on earth that has successfully removed their distinct accent.
I work with several who have.
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> It is a permanent fixture that you can do nothing about. There is not
> a frog on earth that has successfully removed their distinct accent.
I work with several who have.
--
Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
May 24th 2005, 12:35 pm
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On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi everybody
>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>Thank you for your answers
Women with French accents sound terrific and sexy. Men with French
accents sound like putzes.
- TR
- my first time ever use of "putz" in the plural.
>Hi everybody
>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>Thank you for your answers
Women with French accents sound terrific and sexy. Men with French
accents sound like putzes.
- TR
- my first time ever use of "putz" in the plural.
May 24th 2005, 2:18 pm
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:35:31 -0700, Citizen Ted <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Hi everybody
>>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>>Thank you for your answers
>Women with French accents sound terrific and sexy. Men with French
>accents sound like putzes.
Wot ees thees thex deescreemeenashun?
wrote:
>On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Hi everybody
>>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>>Thank you for your answers
>Women with French accents sound terrific and sexy. Men with French
>accents sound like putzes.
Wot ees thees thex deescreemeenashun?
May 24th 2005, 6:56 pm
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punktilious wrote:
> "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] oups.com...
>
>>Hi everybody
>>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>>Thank you for your answers
>>kyrha
>
>
> It's a "turn-on" when coming from a woman but it's a "turn-off" when coming
> from a man. This may be reversed depending on your sex and/or sexual
> orientation.
>
>
I remember the time I rented a place in Paris from a delightful young
woman. I just loved the way she explained how the taps worked in the
bathtub- it was 7th heaven just listening to her voice.
Conversely, overhearing a heavily tatooed french truckdriver at a
truckstop was another kind of experience.
T.
> "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] oups.com...
>
>>Hi everybody
>>I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
>>Thank you for your answers
>>kyrha
>
>
> It's a "turn-on" when coming from a woman but it's a "turn-off" when coming
> from a man. This may be reversed depending on your sex and/or sexual
> orientation.
>
>
I remember the time I rented a place in Paris from a delightful young
woman. I just loved the way she explained how the taps worked in the
bathtub- it was 7th heaven just listening to her voice.
Conversely, overhearing a heavily tatooed french truckdriver at a
truckstop was another kind of experience.
T.
May 24th 2005, 7:08 pm
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On Tue, 24 May 2005 17:35:31 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, Citizen Ted
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Hi everybody
... >I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
... >Thank you for your answers
...
... Women with French accents sound terrific and sexy. Men with French
... accents sound like putzes.
From my POV it's the other way round. :))
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >Hi everybody
... >I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
... >Thank you for your answers
...
... Women with French accents sound terrific and sexy. Men with French
... accents sound like putzes.
From my POV it's the other way round. :))
May 24th 2005, 7:41 pm
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Deep Foiled Malls ha escrito:
> On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Hi everybody
> >I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> >Thank you for your answers
> It is a permanent fixture that you can do nothing about. There is not
> a frog on earth that has successfully removed their distinct accent.
That is something both French & English people share. When speaking
Spanish, at least.
English accent is less distinct, though.
J.
> On 24 May 2005 07:55:21 -0700, "kyrha" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Hi everybody
> >I'm french and I'd like to know your opinion about french accent
> >Thank you for your answers
> It is a permanent fixture that you can do nothing about. There is not
> a frog on earth that has successfully removed their distinct accent.
That is something both French & English people share. When speaking
Spanish, at least.
English accent is less distinct, though.
J.
