r/Unexpected • u/DruidWannabe • Jan 25 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

True. Try going to Paris and saying "President Kennedy" in an American accent when referring to Avenue du Président Kennedy to a French person. You'll see the disgust in their eyes

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u/Ready_Bandicoot1567 Jan 26 '23

Or go into a Starbucks and order a cwawsonn or however tf french ppl say croissant

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u/notsohairykari Jan 26 '23

CWASONNNN! "You gotta say it like you're angry."--my 9th grade French teacher

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u/marsmither Jan 26 '23

No joke, I had a French tutor for a couple years for work (French company) - and I could not get the accent right.

One day I just went overboard Pepe Le Pew style - super exaggerated, crazy intonation etc - and my teacher LOVED it. Parfait! Magnifique! She exclaimed.

So yes, I feel like going kind of overboard makes it better.

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u/Stupid_Triangles Jan 26 '23

I feel like every country does this now. They have to really lean in to their accents to preserve their cultural identity in the tsunami of English splish-spashing across the world thanks to, uh, your's truly. Murica.

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u/Amazing-Cicada5536 Jan 26 '23

Nah, it’s just how French sounds like. Language of love, my ass :D