Originally Posted by
Greenpen
So here in the UK the upper class say barth while the working class says baatth and so on.
Does the same thing happen in La Belle France resulting in several different pronounciations of the same word?
Yes, the French upper class and
haute bourgeoisie speak with a very distinct accent which lengthens certain vowels. Their grammar changes too as they use the polite form of address within the family to show respect to elders and (supposedly) betters. My wife addresses her parents and grandparents as 'vous' which still sounds odd to me after a number of years
