A remarkable piece of work. This clearly explains why I can't seem to pick up Cajun French.

I think it must be easier for an Anglophone to master the French pronunciation than for French people, or other foreigners, to get a correct English pronunciation. Because I often hear the English pronunciation be massacred by foreigners (including me) much more frequently than the French pronunciation by non-native French speakers.

But the spelling is crazy in both cases.

As I have realized such things about English myself, I have said that if I hadn't learned it as a child, I would never be able to learn it again! I have a lot of fun intentionally mispronouncing a lot of words people take for granted how they should be said!

No wonder 1/2 my family moved to the Aussie-land in the 40-ies instead:



PS wonder if anyone brought along an accordion, or set of bagpipes even, that work out there - Nout

The sadist who wrote this "poem" is a fellow countryman of yours!

Did not seem sad to me.

It's not just the sounds but also which syllables to accent.

Negotiator

NEE goo TIE uh TOR

(for example)

You're right, that's something we often forget; and also to pronounce the diphthongs, because there are none in French.

"You're right, that's something we often forget; and also to pronounce the diphthongs, because there are none in French."

Isn't a "dipthong" the bottom half of a bikini ?

It's not just the sounds but also which syllables to accent.

Negotiator

NEE goo TIE uh TOR


re doing your suggested pronunciation

knee gu ty uh tOr

does not indicate the correct pronunciation nor the syllables that get accented

No comment from me on this topic! The video tells it all.