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Robert sent me this video from Têtes à Claques to demonstrate the French Canadian accent.
“T’arrêtes de nous bullshitter Uncle tom là!” Ben je comprends parfaitement ton skepticism. Mais check ben le demonstration qu’on va te montrer.
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“Ben depuis que Le Willi Waller 2006 est entré dans ma vie là euh, ben moi euh, ben j’sais pas.”
“Yes, I’m finnich!”
—Even after 8 months, about 150 of my 400 students can neither hear nor reproduce the difference between /ɪʃt/ and /ɪtʃ/. Question mark?
My days are filled with a disorienting mixture of languages. So is this Muxtape. Specifically, it’s devoted to that delightful mélange of French and English known to the Anglosphere as Frenglish.
(P.S. If there is some kind of Awkward Phonetics competition, everyone just lost to “Frenglish Muxtape.”)
Poisson d’avril
I spent much of today being told “t’as une araignée dans les cheveux!” and having fish doodles taped to my back by very small, mischievous hands.
“L’outre-mer, c’est comme une femme … il faut l’aimer. Quand on l’aime, on ne peut rien lui refuser.”
—Jacques Chirac
“Ses dents raclent le parquet.”
—Maryse. French has the best imagery.
