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All in all, I think the big point to start with is to be/to become aware of the difference of nature between l'accent tonique in French and the tonic stress in English.

l'accent tonique - French Word-A-Day 2009

Photo taken in the town of St-Maurice-sur-Eygues, coming soon to a Cinéma Vérité "theater" near you! l'accent tonique (lah-ksahn toh-neek) noun, masculine

French Word-A-Day: 2009

Listen to my son Max's definition: Download "accent tonique"

l'accent tonique - French Word-A-Day 2009

Just a wee tangent here from the sujet de l'accent tonique: many years ago, I went to school in France then was a fille-au-pair in Belgie.

l'accent tonique - French Word-A-Day 2009

My French friends have trouble understanding me because I have the beginner's tendency to separate all the words in my sentences and adding "l'accent tonique" everywhere.

l'accent tonique - French Word-A-Day 2009

L'accent tonique c'est quand tu appuies sur une partie d'un mot, genre insister sur une syllable.

French Word-A-Day: 2009

Listen to my son Max's definition: Download "accent tonique"

French Word-A-Day: 2009

Photo taken in the town of St-Maurice-sur-Eygues, coming soon to a Cinéma Vérité "theater" near you! l'accent tonique (lah-ksahn toh-neek) noun, masculine

French Word-A-Day: 2009

Now, let's talk about "Tonic French" -- that is: Let's get our French in shape by talking about l'accent tonique and more: share your comments about language learning.

French Word-A-Day: 2009

Now, if you could listen to a French person (parlant distinctement) and saying: “Je vais à la Gare”, you would immediately realize that the French put “un accent tonique” on “ga” – Yes but, the tonic stress, in French, is of a different nature (I virtually underlined those last 2 words).

l'accent tonique - French Word-A-Day 2009