Writer's Direction forum: accents
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| I'm stumped as to how to type a French accent...French Canadian yet...I've listened to him, actually keep him talking about totally silly stuff, trying to get a grip on it...but just can't type it right... |
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| Are you trying to let your reader understand that the accent is French? Dialects and accents are very hard to do, and sometimes you're better off just finding a way to let the reader know where the character hails from, then the reader can "hear" the accent. Or have your character use an occasional French word in his/her dialogue. That would get the message across also. Good luck! Equestrian fiction, YA contemporary, Paranormal Romance, and more http://www.tonileland.com |
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| Thanks Toni! I wrote "he spoke slowly so people could understand him through his heavy French accent" Every time I try to type this accent it comes off as German...LOL! Maybe I should make him German... I'll try the occasional word in French, see if that works...I don't want to have to remind the reader that he has an accent every time he speaks, I think it might become too repetitive. |
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| "Come see zee 'ouse, no?" "Zee day iss shilly, no?" The one thing I do know is the French rarely if ever pronounce 'th'. Most often it becomes 'zzzz'. And they end most statements with an upswing, as if asking a question, often with the word 'no' tacked on the end. Often the 'y' in front of a word is mostly silent: 'Oooo looook lovely, ma chere.' Or, 'Yeuuuu looook lovely...' Their consonants are softer than English sounds, no harshness. And zzzat is about all I know, yes?? |
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| Try pronouncing the English using the French phonics (long U for ou and oo) etc....Listen to Maurice Chevalier...he is classic!!!! Zee leetle gerls, ah like a melodee....  Leap. The net will appear. |
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| Yes!! Just like that! |
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| In the cajun french accent there is also no "th". It becomes a "t" or a "d". Whushu hurry, sha? Mais, I gotta go to da batroom, me. |
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| Very good Cheryl!! Made my mouth water for some gumbo or jambalaya....(a couple of catfish filets would suffice) Don know fi cudda dun no betta maseff. |
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| Awe, sha, you mek me blush yeah. LOL I read "The Cajun Night Before Christmas" at the church Christmas party. Everybody laughed and laughed. Swamp People is a big hit up here. Joyeaux Noelle, mon ami! |
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