Diacritical mark or accent. I have never seen "accent mark." You're right that "diacritic" means " a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a phonetic value different from that given the unmarked or otherwise marked element," so you might want to direct the decision maker to M-W 11.
http://www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com/cgi-bin/collegiate Bonnie Granat http://www.GranatEdit.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brierley, Sean > Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 3:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TCP] I lost the battle but thoughts > > Hi, > > I lost the battle but what are your thoughts? > > In our tech docs we are using the term "diacritic mark." > > I argue that we should say "accent mark" because more people know what > that is. Also, diacritic is not an adjective. So, it should be > "diacritic" not "diacritic mark." > > I lost. And am okay with that. (Am secretly using "accent mark" in my > documentation, bwahahahaha. ) > > Any thoughts from any of you who translate, are having a slow > Friday, or > both? > ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
