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Why ENGLISH should start sing accnt mrks

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Let's explore how English could use accent marks. And remember: start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉 Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️Here: 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 ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: @robwords Edited with Gling AI: #accents #english #linguistics ==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

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