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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:49 pm Usage of marks |
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Those marks are called "diacritics" or "diacritical marks". Each one has its own name.
` = grave accent (pronounced [grav], not [greiv])
´ = accute accent (some people call it a gue accent)
^ = cirumflex
˜ = tilde
ˇ = hacek (pronounced [hatʃɛk]
¨ = umlaut (some people call it dieresis, but it sounds too much like diarrhea)
You can get more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:29 am Usage of marks |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
Those marks are called "diacritics" or "diacritical marks". Each one has its own name.
` = grave accent (pronounced [grav], not [greiv])
´ = accute accent (some people call it a gue accent)
^ = cirumflex
˜ = tilde
ˇ = hacek (pronounced [hatʃɛk]
¨ = umlaut (some people call it dieresis, but it sounds too much like diarrhea)
You can get more information here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic |
Oh Jamie, you're so versatile! :D :D :D
(Thank you very much! :P )
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