CHAT: Opinions on French and Why It Sounds Un-Pretty

Nik wrote:
>
> Robert Hailman wrote:
> > Yeah, it does. But for some reason, the nasals in Polish don't bother,
> > whereas they do in French. Again, it's probably that pesky Quebec French
> > ruining the language for me.
>
> Perhaps it's not the nasals that make it sound ugly to you?  I find the
> nasals of French the most obviously ugly part of its phonology, but
> there's also the front rounded vowels, and some other features that I
> can't pin down.
Funny, the front rounded vowels I really like, it's back rounded vowels
I can't stand.  They sound so...something.  And even more obviously ugly
than the nasals is the r!!!

Nicole