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diacriticA small mark added to a letter that changes its pronunciation, such as an acute accent (á), a grave accent (à) and a cedilla (ç). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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those accent marks into your correspondence . The difference, Pacheco said, is that the tilde creates a whole new
letter - and therefore a different word - while accent marks help with
proper pronunciation. Like English,
these languages use the Latin alphabet, although they require certain
special characters, such as letters with accent marks, umlauts or
circumflexes. |
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