If you’ve watched Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” (or really any show that’s set in France), you’ve probably wondered how the actors have mastered their French accents—especially the ones who are faking it ...
If you watch gameplay and cutscenes of Assassin's Creed Unity you'll notice something quite odd. Despite taking place in France and all the characters being French, no French accents are used. Instead ...
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LONDON—A woman from a village in southwestern England says that a severe migraine attack left her speaking with what sounds like a French accent — a striking example of a rare syndrome that ...
Why is George Clooney a sex symbol? Must be his accent. Foreign accents are sexy, but did you know the “American accent” is sexy too? Time Out polled 11,000 people in 24 cities around the world -- ...
I was recently listening to a teaser for a just-launched Montreal podcast when I was once again reminded of how disconnected Quebec politics often appears to be from our city’s cultural and linguistic ...
In most languages, including English, vowels that occur next to nasal consonants (m, n, and ng in English) are produced as slightly or entirely nasal. I saw this as phonetically interesting. In my ...
Accents in written French aren't just weird squiggles that can be ignored - they give you vital clues on the word's pronunciation and sometimes even change its meaning. It can seem unfair, when in a ...
A 21-year-old Jersey athlete says he is determined to make a full recovery after a stroke left him speaking with a French accent. Jack Allan was sparring in mixed martial arts at university in the UK ...