Diacritic

Used in English primarily for poetic effect to show an extra syllable is pronounced, like learnèd .

They distinguish words that look identical, like the verb resume (to start again) vs. the noun résumé (a CV). diacritic

If you don't have a dedicated keyboard, you can use these shortcuts in or Outlook : Key Shortcut Acute Ctrl + ' , then letter á, é, ó Grave Ctrl + ` , then letter Tilde Ctrl + Shift + ~ , then letter Umlaut Ctrl + Shift + : , then letter Cedilla Ctrl + , , then c 💡 Why They Matter Used in English primarily for poetic effect to

Indicates a nasalized sound or a "ny" blend, common in jalapeño . then letter á