Sentence examples for diacritical mark from inspiring English sources
noun
A symbol in writing used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning, also called "tone marks" when used to indicate tones, e.g. in Vietnamese or pinyin (romanised Mandarin Chinese).
Now, he said, the name bars are taller, and machines can print any diacritical mark.
In German, that diacritical mark changes the pronunciation to accommodate a vowel in the following syllable.
This diacritical mark, a mere two dots, is simply intended to communicate a particular pronunciation of the vowel it tops.
The grave accent in Daniel Brière's surname is still the only diacritical mark on a Canadiens name bar, and he is out with a concussion sustained Oct. 19.
Another player whose name includes a diacritical mark is Joonas Nättinen of the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' affiliate in the American Hockey League.
For me, no diacritical mark signals the idea of Europe and its civilized values (of prewar days) more than the umlaut.
Printers often eliminate diacritical marks, sometimes confusing the meaning.
The Latvian alphabet has 33 letters, 11 with diacritical marks.
Languages with diacritical marks, such as Czech, almost always drop them in text messages.
Players in other sports have had diacritical marks on their uniforms.
(3) An urge to deploy diacritical marks over every other vowel?
