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Re:Why English doesn't use accents by yeasku on Monday July 07, 2025 @12:03AM (#44486646)
English is not a phonetic language and it also lacks accents.

Saying it has pronunciartion rules it is an strech. You have conventions.

In languages like spanish if you read a word, is very hard to misspronounce it.

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Re:Why English doesn't use accents by throaway955 on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @11:10AM (#44500754)
no, for the millionth time, English has rules, NOT conventions, you just need to know the historical context behind the multiple rules.
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