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New French Prime Minister Has A Southern Accent And Parisians Are Losing Their Minds

New French Prime Minister Has A Southern Accent And Parisians Are Losing Their Minds

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Nov 27, 2020
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The appointment of Jean Castex as France’s new prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron this summer launched a flurry of political analysis by the nation’s chattering classes. But it also left many in the nation’s capital shocked because Castex has a Southern accent.

In France, there is officially one right way to speak French and it’s hammered into k…

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