Re: OT: Teaching French
From: | Joe <joe@...> |
Date: | Wednesday, June 23, 2004, 5:59 |
Philippe Caquant wrote:
>Yes, we're used to American pronunciation of French.
>Probably the clearest think the interlocutor will get
>will usually be: these people are American. But never
>mind ! It's just the same for us abroad. And anyway,
>it's better to tell a few sentences, even incorrect,
>even strangely pronounced, in the local language, then
>to address directly to a native in English, without
>even asking: "excuse me, do you speak English ?"
>
>
Of course, judging by his e-mail address, he's English. I'm sorry, I'm
being a real pedant these days...
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