Hi Andy,
Unfortunately there isn't a way a you can create two permalinks for the same record without heavy modification of the plugin.
So the best solution is to either store the two different language records in different sections. For example you could have a section called news_fr and news. Only news in french would go in the news_fr section, while news in English would go in the news section. You could then load the different sections depending on what language the user has selected, and have one permalink for each record.
The second option is to store all of the English and French records in the same section, but have a drop down that decides if the record is English or French:
Field Label Field Name
Language language (list field with French and English options)
Summary summary
Description description
You'd then use the language option to filter what record are displayed for particular users.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Greg
Greg Thomas
PHP Programmer - interactivetools.com