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English generally only uses accent marks for words borrowed from other languages. However, using them more widely could solve many of the spelling and pronunciation problems with our language. In this video, I recommend six accents - or diacritical marks - that we should adopt.
p̆ - BREVE - Silent letters - U+0306 (type letter then use unicode to add mark)
ė - OVERDOT - Schwa - U+0307
ō - MACRON - long vowel - U+0304
i̱ - MACRON BELOW - emphasis - U+0331
ù - GRAVE - homographs - U+0300
ë - DIAERESIS - vowel change - U+0308
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:32 The problem with English
1:09 p̆ - BREVE - Silent letters
3:25 ė - OVERDOT - Schwa
6:34 ō - MACRON - long vowel
8:13 BABBEL!
9:37 i̱ - MACRON BELOW - emphasis
12:28 ù - GRAVE - homographs
16:27 ë - DIAERESIS - vowel change
18:53 - Honorable mentions - ñ š
20:05 - Conclusion