Accent/Authentic French

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How to speak a french accent:

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How to speak english in an authentic french accent:

  • Substitute every "th" sound, as in this, with a "z" sound.
  • Substitute every "th" sound, as in thing, with an "s" sound.
  • Substitute every "j" sound with the sound "s" makes in measure.
  • Drop the "r" when it is said at the end of words (similar to a New England accent).
  • Don't pronounce the "h" sound at the begining of words.
  • Substitute every "ch" sound with an "sh" sound.