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[spice spire]

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[left cargo]

The "standard" (traditionally & outside of France) is -ai = é, -ais/-ait = è
In a decent portion of France, though, this difference has been lost, and you simply say them the same and use context

[dense edge]

i'm from southern france and they're all é to me

[dense edge]

wow il reste plus grand monde qui fait la distinction

[left cargo]

Ya

[chilly thistle]

Ah yes the map where my family is red in the bluest region lol

[weary latch]

Je le ferai
Je le ferais
Elle le ferait

I googled the pronunciation and it says è to all 😦

[bold viper]

ai = ais = ait = è
we have letters that are not pronounced (like the 'h')

[weary latch]

Hi @left cargo , do you mean that the pic is correct for 'outside of france'?

[weary latch]

That's what I thought.. but @dense edge says é to all , which is quite surprising.
Which region of France are you from, @bold viper ?

[bold viper]

Suburbs of Paris (Ile de France)

[weary latch]

Got it. I'm from India, and I was taught ais = ait = ai = è by my teacher long back 😛

[left cargo]

What pic? The original screenshot you sent has ai = ais which is not the standard outside of france

[dense edge]

well we said most people in france dont make the distinction but theres also the fact in the southern dialect è in open syllables (no consonant at the end of it) becomes é

[left cargo]

Nor the traditional standard

Whether it goes è or é when merged I believe is regional

Or somewhere in between?

[dense edge]

yeah thats what im trying to say

[weary latch]

ahh right right yes.