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Re:French e, è, é, ê, ë – what's the difference? by jagged-chisel on Thursday March 26, 2026 @01:32PM (#47533312)
> ... but claiming that your particular pronunciation is the one true way is ridiculous.

Ah, so you're not Parisian.

Re:French e, è, é, ê, ë – what's the difference? by kergonath on Thursday March 26, 2026 @04:53PM (#47535584)
Indeed I am not :D

I almost added a line about my friends from the South exaggerating their "é" because they are afraid of sounding like Parisians. In reality, who cares? It’s just that statements like "it does not matter" is really unhelpful to people who are not native speakers.