Well, they can mean a lot of things. For instance, my name is Stephanie. There is an accent mark over the first e making it say "A". Instead of being just pronounced "Stephanie" my name is pronounced "STAY-phone-e". Get it?
No, accents on letters can have different meanings in different languages that use the Roman alphabet. For example, in French, accents can indicate pronunciation or distinguish between similar words, while in Spanish, they can indicate stress or change the pronunciation of the letter.
I believe it means metal in German
S-I-N-D. It has no accents and stuff
Yes, but in French there are accents.
I would guess they refer to the German central snailmail place where they keep all the letters and packages. Like a mail-bank if you knbow what I mean :)
"Ortografia" is the Spanish word for "spelling." It refers to the correct way of writing words, including the rules for accents, punctuation, and proper use of letters.
In is spelled 'in' in German the same as English.
not really, since a Brit can certainly recognize a German accent of a German speaking English. However, to an American, some words spoken by a German may very well sound British. This is because many Germans learn English from teachers who are from England (or they practice while traveling to England).
The accents in spoken French that you will hear in Alsace and Lorraine and to a lesser extent in the Vosges, are strongly influenced by German. Alsatian (Elsasser) is a Germanic dialect. Here is a short paper on the subject: ftp://tlp.limsi.fr/public/003_jep_1586.pdf
27 letters, trust me I take German. :D 30 letters 30 letters
To use accented letters on the iPad, simply hold down a key on the on-screen keyboard until a row of other similar letters shows up. For example, tapping and holding down the 'A' key would reveal multiple other variants of that letter with various accents.
The phrase "motivationsschreiben" is a German word which translates into "letter of motivation". The phrase "motivationsschreiben" is used a lot in German business letters.