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Re:French e, è, é, ê, ë – what's the difference? by thiht on Thursday March 26, 2026 @01:11PM (#47533024)
> French person here : no differences, we pronounce them all é and we don't care.

No we don’t, wtf

é and è (as well as e but it goes without saying) are very clearly distinct sounds.

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Re:French e, è, é, ê, ë – what's the difference? by Lalabadie on Thursday March 26, 2026 @02:10PM (#47533799)
French in lots of regions in France has lost many distinctions in how things are pronounced. Paris french prononounces -en, -an, and -in almost or completely the same, for example.

I suppose you're replying to someone from the area. And it's undoubtedly Parisien to assume that the way they pronounce is how the whole country does it, lol

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