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Hey Alex! Uh, the "uh" part in the middle is sort of a vestigial syllable. Occasionally, people pronounce it slightly, but usually not at all. Alizée's exaggerating - stretching it out to 4 beats - just to fit the rhythm of the song. Normally it's spoken as just three syllables ("ma-dmwa-zell"), on the streets you'd likely only hear two ("mom-zell"). Any help?
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also, anything that ends with "sks" or "sts"... just can't do it... instead of saying "masks" or "masts", I say "mass" for both cases.
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It's the same thing with a lot of other examples where you have an "e" in the middle of a multiple-syllable-word.
For example, "je mangerai" becomes "zhe maw[n]zhray" instead of deliberately pronouncing the middle "e" as "zhe maw[n]-zhe-ray." *Note: My pronunciation guides are terrible, I know.
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Well I can't speak French so I'll let alizees music do the talking.
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Just wanted to say Thank You to Chuck, Jalen and Toc de Mac for your help in answering my question, Thanx you guys
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I've had French lessons back in the old days at school and now I'm re-learning it, cause I forgot most of it, which is a shame
When you want to deny something you use: ne.....pas So I'm a little confused with lilly's song: J'ai pas vingt ans which should be something like Je n'ai pas vingt ans. I notice people writing more sentences without using "ne". I can't find any explanation on the net, so hopefully someone can explain, thanks |
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Basically "Je n'ai pas", the "e" and the "n" vanish. Like English uses contractions like "I don't" for "I do not", "I can't" for "I cannot" etc...
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Thanks Maquis for the fast reply
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No problem.
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I have a little question for any native speakers out there. Recently I read on a website that it is "forbidden" to do liaison when there is inversion. Ex.:
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