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[themeletor]

I bet you everything and a half that there's no-one online to respond to this right now, but I'll put it here anyway.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm mid-PtT and NEED to know how a French accent goes! Nothing flowery-- this guy's a bear of a sailor, and pretty stupid to boot. But... dlkjfhadkjfhaldkhflakdj!!!!! ASAP!! PLEASE! I've tried looking it up, to NO AVAIL! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[silly-walk.livejournal.com]

The only thing that I can think of is searching how to LOSE an accent and work backwards, i found this site, http://www.conknet.com/~mmagnus/TOEFL/ on how to get an american accent. Yeah, it's kind of convoluted, but I hope it helps.

[daughtermestizo.livejournal.com]

Caaaaaalm down, -M. Take a deep, cleansing breath. D-M's here to help. (finally, french immersion comes in handy, ahahahaha)
OK, first of all, someone with a French accent will not pronounce the H's at the beginning or in the middle of a word. At the end, I think they do, but I'm not sure. E.G. household = 'ouse'old (sometimes even without the D at the end. incidentally, saying this quickly enough makes it sound like asshole. i learned that in science class ^^)
Oh, VERY important (which means you prolly know it already), whereas we pronounce our R's from the back of the throat, they pronounce it from the tip of the tongue. Obviously, the only difference this will make when written down is that some words will make them roll their R's. Funny, isn't it?
There's the pronounciation of vowels that'll definently make a difference. Let's see...their long vowels are a bit squeakier and more pronounced than ours, and the short vowels are harder. Short E in particular.
That's really all I can think of right now, but if you need 'nthing else, I'll bet I've got more stored around in here.
Now get writing!! As for me, I'm off to begin chap. 3 of Gillington... *stalks off*

D-M

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

<3!

You're a lifesaver.
Cherry.
No, no, pineapple. 'Cuz they just don't make lifesavers like you anymore.

[daughtermestizo.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thank you sooo much for the.....pineapple. I didn't know lifesavers were to receive cherries, but OK ^^.
Gotta go now, but always glad to help! Just write it!! .::narrows eyes::.

[daughtermestizo.livejournal.com]

Wait! I get it now!! Heh heh pineapple lifesaver! I'm so slow. *sigh*

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

Yes.

You are.

But we love you anyway.

[daughtermestizo.livejournal.com]

Important question!

D'you have any idea how to change what the 'leave a comment' label says? You know, instead of 'Comment on This', you could say....I dunno, anything else I guess. I just can't figure out how to do it!

D-M

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

yeh I do. um... can you catch me on AIM? it'd be easier to explain (for dorky me).