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--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, "Jamie Holm" <jimholm@...> wrote: > > I'm working on a Constructed world, and the primary language is a > romantic frenchish language. (in theme and color). > I wanted a softspoken fast flowing language, so I cut out all stops. > and the words I'm getting are just terrible. Example: > All languages have stops, so yours would have to be a very alien world! I'd say that the things that make French sound French are * lack of word stress, so that the phrases flow together * the vowels ö, ü, and the neutral vowel * nasal vowels