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The Uvula
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At school in the 1940s stress was placed oh that fact that generally, the French had uvulas longer than the English enabling them more easily to make nasal sounds. There were illustrations in our text books.
Was the over-emphasised? Is much attention paid to it nowadays?
At school in the 1940s stress was placed oh that fact that generally, the French had uvulas longer than the English enabling them more easily to make nasal sounds. There were illustrations in our text books.
Was the over-emphasised? Is much attention paid to it nowadays?
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apparently uvulopalatop
19:53 Fri 01st Jul 2016
apparently uvulopalatopharyngoplasty makes it impossible to speak French
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but I'd never heard that natural selection had privileged the French with longer and better uvulas than lesser breeds. (I thought it was the strings of onions round their necks that honed their pronunciation!) Interesting theory, though.
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but I'd never heard that natural selection had privileged the French with longer and better uvulas than lesser breeds. (I thought it was the strings of onions round their necks that honed their pronunciation!) Interesting theory, though.
The French differ from us in all sorts of ways, including physically. Just try living there when you are 5'8" tall, size 7 feet and a neat size 16. Nothing fits, believe me! I had a nightmare buying clothes and shoes, so I'm quite prepared to believe that their bodies have adapted to suit their language - although I got pretty good at it with practice!
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