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Sitifan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Acute: angles upward
Acute: angles upward (left to right), originally indicating a rising pitch. Today we use the accents to specify syllable emphasis, not tone or pitch variation.
Is "angles" in the above pasage a noun or a verb?
Is "angles" in the above pasage a noun or a verb?
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Sitifan: It's a verb, but hard to tell since the sentence is not complete. Perhaps this fills it in: Acute accent: A diacritical mark that angles upward, indicating a rising pitch.
- Sitifan: It's a verb, but hard to tell since the sentence is not complete.
- Perhaps this fills it in: Acute accent: A diacritical mark that angles upward, indicating a rising pitch.
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Sitifan:
It's a verb, but hard to tell since the sentence is not complete. Perhaps this fills it in:
Acute accent: A diacritical mark that angles upward, indicating a rising pitch.
It's a verb, but hard to tell since the sentence is not complete. Perhaps this fills it in:
Acute accent: A diacritical mark that angles upward, indicating a rising pitch.
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