Be particularly alert to accent marks. Use Webster's 11th
or an appropriate foreign language dictionary
to check usage. Here's a quick reminder about how to create
the most common accent marks.
Acute vowels áéíóú option-e, then vowel
Grave vowels àèìòù option-~, then vowel
Circumflex vowel âêîôû option-i, then vowel
Umlaut vowel äëïöü option-u, then vowel
Cedilla c ç option-c
Tilde n ñ option-n, then n
Foreign words, 13.1
Accent marks, 13.2
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