I would like to learn French. Is there anything I should know before I try and is there a differnce between spoken and written French?

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Yes.Though the Alpahbets are the same in English and French there are differences in the way words are pronounced.In French consonants aren't pronounced at the end of words and pronunciation differs when there `accents'. If you learn to pronounce correctly you will get better clarity on spelling .I...
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Yes.Though the Alpahbets are the same in English and French there are differences in the way words are pronounced.In French consonants aren't pronounced at the end of words and pronunciation differs when there `accents'. If you learn to pronounce correctly you will get better clarity on spelling .I would say written French is easier than spoken in that context.Bof spoken and written French have to be learned read less
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