Why French regional accents are rare on TV France lags behind the UK and US where local accents have been encouraged to breakthrough in media, says expert
Tune in to French regional accents - how many do you recognise? We analyse different regions, their accents, and even their different spellings
Speak French with an accent? Use it to your advantage Nick Inman tells us not to worry if we cannot shake our accent just focus on the message not the packaging ‘T’as les chocolatines?’ Waze app now offers three more French accents New French regional languages law is 'politically historic' MPs consider new law against French accent discrimination
MP demands law banning accent discrimination A day after far-left MP Jean-Luc Mélenchon mocked a journalist's Toulouse accent, an LREM MP proposes an anti-discrimination law
Name of the rose varies from region to region Regional differences are all part of the fun of learning French and you should not be surprised if the way certain words are said in your area is different to what you learnt at school.
How do I get accents with Windows 10? I have a new computer which uses Windows 10. On my old one I opted to use the US International keyboard layout, thanks to a Connexion article, so as to do accents. However, it does not seem to be available on this new operating system. Is there a solution? M.C.