You are absolutely correct -- French speakers DO use their mouths differently than English speakers. Once I learned this in my Linguistics courses, my accent im

You are absolutely correct -- French speakers DO use their mouths differently than English speakers. Once I learned this in my Linguistics courses, my accent improved immeasurably. The mouth is much more pursed, there are more sibilants, sounds either come from the very back of the throat or the very tip of the tongue.