Cyclone Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 ac·cent/ˈaksent/ Noun: A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, esp. one associated with a particular nation, locality, or social class. Apologies if you were trying to make a joke. di·a·crit·ic/ˌdīəˈkritik/ Noun: A sign, such as an accent or cedilla, which when written above or below a letter indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same... Odd, that the definition for accent doesn't include, "a diacritical mark..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnvqsos Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Dropping an unnecessary extra letter is just good sense. That the Americans thought of it decades before us doesn't make it any less good sense. yo canno arbitraril dro a lette from word,although for the USA citze it ca mas spellin weaknes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Actually, I'm rather fascinated by this and can't believe how influential American TV is. For God's sake. How much of it do they show over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 How much of it do they show over there? Truthfully, not a lot on BBC, but a lot (very) on Satellite/Cable/Freeview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Actually, I'm rather fascinated by this and can't believe how influential American TV is. For God's sake. How much of it do they show over there? It's on all the time, on many channels, in a lot of cases it's simply better than UK made drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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