ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up164
arrow-up164external-linkWhat sorts of punctuation do you wish existed, or were in common use in your language?en.wikipedia.orgALostInquirer@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square64linkfedilink
minus-squaredoleo@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoEnglish would benefit from using tilde and other inflection marks, especially to help non natives predict syllable stress. Having words from multiple languages integrated into English means it’s difficult to predict how words will be pronounced.
minus-squarethisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoYeah, English using accents to mark stress would be very useful
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI just wish my language didn’t had any tildes. They are tiring to write and easily forgotten.
English would benefit from using tilde and other inflection marks, especially to help non natives predict syllable stress.
Having words from multiple languages integrated into English means it’s difficult to predict how words will be pronounced.
Yeah, English using accents to mark stress would be very useful
I just wish my language didn’t had any tildes. They are tiring to write and easily forgotten.