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Spanish uses accent marks to indicate stress and pronunciation from "summary" of Spanish Sentences by Nik Marcel,Robert P. Stockwell,J. Donald Bowen,Ismael Silva-Fuenzalida

In Spanish, accent marks serve as crucial indicators of stress and pronunciation. These marks, known as tilde in Spanish, typically appear over vowels to signal where the stress falls within a word. By paying attention to these accent marks, speakers can ensure they are pronouncing words correctly and conveying the intended meaning. The presence of an accent mark can completely alter the pronunciation and meaning of a word. For instance, the word 'papa' without an accent mark means 'potato', whereas 'papá' with an accent mark means 'father'. Similarly, 'como' without an accent means 'I eat', while 'cómo' with an acc...
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    Spanish Sentences

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