The accent on the ‘e’ does not change the sound of the ‘e’, it shows you that you pronounce that syllable stronger than the other one. So it is Ho-ZAY instead of HO-zay. Spanish vowels are pronounced differently than in English, but nothing to do with the accents.
Mom is getting accents in Spanish confused with accents in French. Spanish has only one kind of accent mark, and it shows that the syllable with the accent mark on the vowel is the stressed syllable. (It also, with few exceptions, shows that the word is irregular as to which syllable is stressed.)
Had a lot of this when I was a clerk in a high school — everyone started adding apostrophes to their names. Problem was our antiquated database didn’t take ’em and the kids were mad when their name was “misspellled.”
Argythree almost 7 years ago
Ruthay?
cabalonrye almost 7 years ago
They were my own personal nightmares. We have three accents in French. é, è, ê. I never knew which was which. Still have difficulties.
Mosaic almost 7 years ago
The accent on the ‘e’ does not change the sound of the ‘e’, it shows you that you pronounce that syllable stronger than the other one. So it is Ho-ZAY instead of HO-zay. Spanish vowels are pronounced differently than in English, but nothing to do with the accents.
Sakamichi almost 7 years ago
In German they have Umlauts
GaryCooper almost 7 years ago
Mom is getting accents in Spanish confused with accents in French. Spanish has only one kind of accent mark, and it shows that the syllable with the accent mark on the vowel is the stressed syllable. (It also, with few exceptions, shows that the word is irregular as to which syllable is stressed.)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 7 years ago
There is the circumflex and tilde.
Ricky Bennett almost 7 years ago
I don’t want an accent over my name. Otherwise I’ll become overstressed…
ComicsBinger Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Had a lot of this when I was a clerk in a high school — everyone started adding apostrophes to their names. Problem was our antiquated database didn’t take ’em and the kids were mad when their name was “misspellled.”
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Oh that would definitely work for Rose! Excuse me while I get a glass.
kab buch almost 7 years ago
Be careful Ruthie, not all accents help.