What does "dấu" mean in Eng?

[hung_tutor]

Hi

Do u know What does "dấu" ("Kí hiệu của chữ quốc ngữ để chỉ các thanh khác nhau: Dấu huyền") mean in Eng?

Last time, I heard an indian gal said "Tilt". Not sure she' right or not.

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[carolton67]

Hi

Do u know What does "dấu" ("Kí hiệu của chữ quốc ngữ để chỉ các thanh khác nhau: Dấu huyền") mean in Eng?

Last time, I heard an indian gal said "Tilt". Not sure she' right or not.

BraveKing.com

"Dấu" is diacritic in english

[hung_tutor]

Thank buddy!

Exact! I recorded this Eng Experience in my database.

[YukoTesnow]

mostly, I heard people say 'accent mark'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation

[carolton67]

mostly, I heard people say 'accent mark'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation

Yes, that's the common term people use when they don't know what the actual term is. I sometimes use "accent mark" when trying to explain it to Non-Vietnamese because it is easier for them to understand than "diacritics". The following sentence was also written on other Wikipedia sites regarding Vietnamese:

The Vietnamese writing system in use today is an adapted version of the Latin alphabet, with additional diacritics for tones and certain letters.

[YukoTesnow]

"diacritics" is a high level. people would harly use it. I would prefer to use "accent mark"