Accents in written French aren't just weird squiggles that can be ignored - they give you vital clues on the word's pronunciation and sometimes even change its meaning. It can seem unfair, when in a ...

Head to a south-west French city like Toulouse, and you'll notice some distinct differences in how people speak French. Photo by Ed JONES / AFP Extra letters, longer syllables, and less nasal vowels ...

With immigration on the rise, the use of English as a second language is sweeping the world. People who have grown up speaking French, Italian, Mandarin or any other language are now expected to be ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A French member of parliament has proposed that mockery of accents be outlawed, after an irate politician derided a journalist's southwestern pronunciation before asking if anyone ...