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Title: Good but flawed
Review: I agree with the reviewer who found it irritating that each word is presented in isolation, rather than making comparisons. For instance, what is the difference in pronunciation between faire and fer?Another irritation is the fact that an English speaker introduces overall sections (this is good), BUT that for the most part, we listen to native French speakers, some with strong accents, speak English as well as French. For instance, the francophones are the folks telling us how to hold our tongues to pronounce "r" or "l." Why not have the English speaker do ALL of the English, and let the francophones do the French?I debated giving this a 3, but the sounds covered and the extent of coverage of each vowel make it worth a 4. It is also valuable that the CDs run through the pronunciation of groups of vowels, such as "eil" (soleil).
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