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Re:Cppfront, Herb Sutter's proposal for a new C++ syntax by qsort on Monday September 19, 2022 @02:13PM (#32901853)
Yeah, technically it requires diacritical marks, but unlike French they are only written explicitly when they fall on the final letter of a word. Italian only has seven vowels, so these are the only common ones: è é ì ó ò ù à.

What I would do is this:

- Replace them with a single quote -> E' instead of È or É and so on.

- Ignore all uncommon marks.

In most contexts, it is perfectly acceptable to do that. A native speaker would understand without giving it a second thought or considering it impolite. I write emails to my boss like that.

If I had to make something meant for the public (say a UI, or a document), then I'd switch to the Italian layout for that purpose only and then go back to the US one.

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