diff --git a/phsource/compile_report b/phsource/compile_report
index d9e64da9..605da61b 100644
--- a/phsource/compile_report
+++ b/phsource/compile_report
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       de  28  114
       eo  15  103
       fi  40  122
-      fr  32  115
+      fr  33  115
    fr_ca  11  115
       hi  50  127
       hu  24  108
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   1  l^/_l^         base
   1  l^/l^          base
   7  l/l            base en af sk ru pt ro
-  9  l/_l           base en af de sk ru pt ro
+ 10  l/_l           base en af de fr sk ru pt ro
   1  l/l_           base
   2  l/l@           base
   1  l/L1_aL        base
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
   1  l/L1_@L        base
   1  l/L1_oL        base
   1  l/L1_uL        base
-  5  l/l_2          en af sk ru pt
+  6  l/l_2          en af fr sk ru pt
   1  l/L2_aL        base
   1  l/L2_eL        base
   1  l/L2_iL        base
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@
   2  l/le           base
   1  l/L_eL_af      af
   2  l/li           base
-  2  l/l_long       base ro
+  3  l/l_long       base fr ro
   2  l/lo           base
   2  l/lu           base
-  7  l/tl           base en af sk ru pt ro
+  8  l/tl           base en af fr sk ru pt ro
   6  l/xl           base
   2  m/_m           base ro
   2  m/m_           base ro
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
   7  r3/r_n         base cy eo fr pl ru it
   1  r3/r_o         base
   1  r3/r_u         base
- 29  r3/rx          base af cy eo fr fr_ca pl ru it pt_pt ro
+ 28  r3/rx          base af cy eo fr fr_ca pl ru it pt_pt ro
   2  r3/@tap        base
   2  r3/@tap_i      base
   7  r/r            base en_sc de fr hu it
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@
   2  vwl_en_wm/aa   en_wm
   1  vwl_en_wm/i    en_wm
   2  vwl_en_wm/ii   en_wm
-  2  vwl_fr/@R      fr pt_pt
-  2  vwl_fr/@R2     fr fr_ca
+  1  vwl_fr/@R      pt_pt
+  3  vwl_fr/@R2     fr fr_ca
   1  vwl_hi/A       hi
   3  vwl_hi/l-voc   hi sk
   2  vwl_no/&       no
diff --git a/phsource/ph_french b/phsource/ph_french
index d3c3405d..2cef5f57 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_french
+++ b/phsource/ph_french
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme @
   vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
-  length 120
+  length 130
   formants vowel/@_2
 endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme a
   vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
-  length 166
+  length 160
   formants vowel/a_en
 endphoneme
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme i
   vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
-  length 158
+  length 150
   formants vowel/i
   linkout ;
 endphoneme
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme o
   vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
-  length 166
+  length 160
   formants vowel/o_4
 endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme O
   vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
-  length 190
+  length 170
   formants vowel/o_6
 endphoneme
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme u
   vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
-  length 174
+  length 150
   formants vowel/u
 endphoneme
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme W
   vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
-  length 198
+  length 170
   formants vowel/oe
 endphoneme
 
@@ -101,21 +101,21 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme A~
   vowel  starttype (a) endtype (a)
-  length 222
+  length 160
   formants vnasal/aa_n3
 endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme E~    // same as W~ for fr-fr
   vowel  starttype (e)  endtype (e)
-  length 192
+  length 170
   formants vnasal/W_n
 endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme O~
   vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
-  length 222
+  length 160
   formants vnasal/o_n3
 endphoneme
 
@@ -168,12 +168,24 @@ endphoneme
 //===========
 // uses the consonants in file "phonemes", unless overridden here
 
+phoneme l
+  liquid
+  length 100
+  lengthmod 7
+  beforenotvowel l/
+  formants l/l_2
+  after _  l/_l
+  after t  l/tl
+  after l/ l/l_long    // double l, make it longer
+endphoneme
+
+
+
 phoneme r
   liquid
   length 100
   lengthmod 7
   beforenotvowel r/
-  trill
   formants r/r
   after _ r/_r  t r/tr p r/tr k r/tr
   before _ r/r_
@@ -188,7 +200,7 @@ phoneme R
   length 100
   lengthmod 7
   beforenotvowel r/
-  formants vwl_fr/@R+r3/rx%80
+  formants vwl_fr/@R2
 endphoneme
 
 
@@ -199,7 +211,6 @@ phoneme R2
   length 100
   lengthmod 7
   beforenotvowel r/
-  trill
   formants vwl_fr/@R2+r3/rx%120
 endphoneme
 
diff --git a/phsource/vowel/a#_3 b/phsource/vowel/a#_3
index 8870918e..d8c7ab5b 100644
Binary files a/phsource/vowel/a#_3 and b/phsource/vowel/a#_3 differ
diff --git a/phsource/vwl_fr/@R b/phsource/vwl_fr/@R
index 5bf76ffb..a99b5532 100644
Binary files a/phsource/vwl_fr/@R and b/phsource/vwl_fr/@R differ