French Ears

[Francis Nugent Dixon]

Hi from a very French Brittany,

Thierry wrote :

>>
>> I hadn't heard the expression "tonic accent" before either.
>
> I've always used the expression "sentence stress" (or word stress),
>>
> In French we call it: "Accent tonique"
>
> So, guess it was a word to word translation.


Merci, Thierry pour m'avoir sorti de la m***e

I may have been in this country far too long !
If I begin to forget my mother tongue .......

But I must admit I get joy every day when using this
beautiful language .......

Best Regards

-Francis