Pronunciation errors erase cultural history; locals urge correct Los Baños usage. Tilde removal followed post office move and railroad influence in late 1800s. Modern diacritics laws and local debate ...
Unlike accent marks which simply guide pronunciation, putting a tilde on top of the letter n in Spanish actually forms a different letter, called eñe. The eñe appears in all sorts of common Spanish ...
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How a Mispronounced Name Conceals the History of a California City
Mispronunciation slowly erases a city’s cultural identity. Keep reading on The WiC Project Lifestyle Blog & Miriam's Boutique: Home Goods, Beauty, & Fashion Store ...
An 1880 sketch shows what the Merced County community of Los Baños looked like. Over the years, the tilde has been dropped. Courtesy of the Milliken Museum Pronunciation errors erase cultural history; ...
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