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This is a recording from an interview of a Parisian craftsman that took place in 1912. The purpose was to study the different accents that were found in Paris at the time. They mention that it's easy to tell apart someone from Paris 14th arrondissement (south-ish) and someone from Montmarte (north). When the interviewee listens to the recording, he's astonished to hear why people have sometimes been mentioning slowness in his speech.


He's just about the first Parisian I can understand!


That's the funny thing! French with what are called regional "accents" (be it parisian) is more pleasant to speak and easier to get.




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