They act as a "guide" for the reader, ensuring names like Zoë aren't mispronounced as "Zo".
Indicates stress or a specific vowel sound, as in résumé or café . diacritic
why learned is not learnèd, and why no one uses noöne. : r/linguistics They act as a "guide" for the reader,
Used in English primarily for poetic effect to show an extra syllable is pronounced, like learnèd . frappé or açai ).
Changes a hard "k" sound to a soft "s," found in façade or garçon .
They distinguish words that look identical, like the verb resume (to start again) vs. the noun résumé (a CV).
Using a diacritic often signals that a word is a "loanword" from another language (e.g., frappé or açai ).