Re: [MR] Corinthian leather

[Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>]

Poster: Tom Rettie <tom@his.com>

>> > BTW, the name of the town should have a mark over the first
>> > 'o' to show the accent is on the first syllable, whereas the
>> > similarly-named car, having no such mark, has the accent on
>> > the second syllable.
>>
>> Except for the fact that the car uses the name in English, which
>> does not have accent marks.

More correct to say that the accent marks in English are often ignored.  In
English, the word "resume" with no accents ("ri-zoom") means one thing, with
accents ("rez-oo-ma"), quite another.

Your Servant,

Findlaech mac Alasdair

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