but they are two distinct marks with different uses in each language. In German, an umlaut can change the meaning and pronunciation of a word; in French, the
Diacritical marks are used in dozens of other foreign languages, including Afrikaans, Arabic, Hebrew, Filipino, Finnish, Greek, Galician, Irish, Italian, Spanish, and Welsh. These marks can change not only the pronunciation but also the meaning of a word. One example in English is résumé or...