tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post1417302209907836721..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: We Now Resume Our Normal SpellingDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-7585070713812906302012-06-25T16:01:24.177-05:002012-06-25T16:01:24.177-05:00I prefer the two accents, but it takes me longer t...I prefer the two accents, but it takes me longer to look up how to type the accented e (or to insert the symbol, especially in Word 2010, or to remember whether it's an acute or grave) than it takes me to get over it when there's no accent.Steve Flormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014482042571857496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-78235195409217416342012-06-25T10:14:40.278-05:002012-06-25T10:14:40.278-05:00I prefer the two accents but acknowledge that the ...I prefer the two accents but acknowledge that the other forms are everywhere. I think that computers make it easier to use proper diacritical marks, but if they can be lost in translation (so to speak), a defensive <i>resume</i> might be the best choice.<br /><br />I wonder whether <i>é</i>to <i>i</i> has something to do with the way Microsoft Word does special characters. The online version of my local newspaper often has apostrophes and quotation marks that look like gibberish. Word at work?Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com