free variation in pronunciation

[David Bergdahl]

Ittaob at AOL.COM wrote:

> >>(French lacks accented syllables, so according to
> the French, both are wrong)
>
>           - Jim Landau
>
> I disagree that French lacks accented syllables. I was taught that French words typically are accented on the last syllable.

Partially right: French marks the end of a phrase with a light stress: un infant'pauvre otherwise syllables are almost equally
weighted.  Hence, in verse, rhyme is used to mark line ends.

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