Are accent marks in Spanish a thing from the past? Jan. 10, 2013— -- If you've ever tried to learn Spanish I'm sure you've encountered the dreaded "acentos." Don't worry; some native Spanish ...

In the 1940 film “The Bank Dick,” W.C. Fields’ character, Egbert Sousé, explains that his name is pronounced “soo-ZAY, accent grave over the ‘e.’” Otherwise, of course, it would have to rhyme with ...

Q: How do I get the little accent above the "e" to show up when I type words like fiancé? I had to cut and paste the word from an e-mail I got from someone else. A: Foreign language marks, like ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Post-Dispatch started using diacritical marks on May 14, 2002. A diacritical mark is defined as: any of various marks, as a ...

Many Latinos historically abandoned accent marks in their first and last names when immigrating to the U.S., and technology has often made it more complicated to use them, but a growing trend among ...

We’ve all run into scenarios while typing when it seems like the keyboard in front of us just isn‘t going to cut it, no matter how advanced it is. It’ll happen when you’re typing out a foreign word or ...

A push at the State Capitol to include accents and other marks on vital records, like birth certificates in California has taken a solid step forward. And it goes beyond grammar. "Being able to ...