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Accent for differentiation of homonyms |
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Homonyms are words that sound the same, but have a different meaning. In English table is a homonym; it can mean a dinner table, the painted table or the calculation table.
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without accent |
with accent |
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sur (on) |
sûr (sure) |
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mur (wall) |
mûr (ripe) |
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la (the, feminine) |
là (there) |
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ou (or) |
où (where) |
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