I was asked by students and other people interested: “Is there a
big difference between Parisian French and Canadian French? Or
are they quite similar? ” The difference in pronunciation
between Quebec French and Parisian French can be quite dramatic,
depending on where people learned it. This goes with all accents
and dialects. You will find in the country a thicker accent,
very close to a dialect. In Montreal, standard French is much
more used. In some French colonies, people learned standard
French, proof is that people living in some countries of Africa
use a clean, standard language, because that is what they
learned there. Quebec French is a variation of Standard French.
What I teach is Parisian, Standard French; once you master this,
you can put on any accent on top of it and you would know what
you are doing. Moreover, the Standard French is understood by
all the French speakers, but if you learn a dialect or a
language with a strong accent, you may have problems making
yourself understood. Why Parisia