User talk:Chrishy

The French R
Before you go changing all the R's to upside-down R's, you might read this page:. Pick one, and then you'll have to do the whole book. Collins dictionary has pretty much abandoned the upside-down R. Coupe (talk) 23:32, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I had seen some conversations. I had assumed, perhaps too boldly?, that [ʀ] was more dialectal while [ʁ] was the general French accent, like English GA versus Southern American, etc. Also, on the pronunciation page it lists only ʁ in the chart. I don't mind changing the whole book, but is it controversial enough to require a consensus first? — C hrishy   00:08, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't think it requires concensus, just wanted to let you know that others may switch it around on you. I think the majority of the book is done as you are doing. I think the dictionary wiki decided on the [ʁ] as the standard as well. I always thought of the [ʀ] as Parisian, as my mother from Lorraine had a real subtle French R, while Parisian singers were quite wet. As only a beginning French student, I couldn't moderate on this particular area, but am aware of pros and cons. Coupe (talk) 07:14, 3 January 2011 (UTC)