How do you write in different accents?

5 Tips for Writing Character AccentsMake sure your character’s speech isn’t distracting. Research slang and colloquialisms. Use pieces of other languages. Don’t stereotype. Recognize that character speech is determined by context.

What is the sound of Ä?

The short Ä is pronounced like the “e” in the word “bet” in English. It is like saying “eh”. The long Ä on the other hand is simply taking the short one and keeping the sound, so making it longer. It is like saying the “ay” in “say”.

What is the æ symbol called?

Æ (minuscule: æ) is a character formed from the letters a and e, originally a ligature representing the Latin diphthong ae. It has been promoted to the full status of a letter in some languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.

How do you say æ?

And then the Æ is, like, pronounced ‘ash,'” Musk told Rogan. “And then A-12 is my contribution Archangel-12, the precursor to the SR-71, coolest plane ever.” Musk said Grimes was the one who came up with the name.

Is æ pronounced Ash?

The letter æ was used in Old English to represent the vowel that’s pronounced in Modern English ash, fan, happy, and last: /æ/. Mostly we now spell that vowel with the letter a, because of the Great Vowel Shift.

What does ß mean?

In German orthography, the grapheme, ß, called Eszett (IPA: [ɛsˈtsɛt]) or scharfes S (IPA: [ˈʃaɐ̯fəs ˈʔɛs], [ˈʃaːfəs ˈʔɛs], lit. “sharp S”), represents the /s/ phoneme in Standard German, specifically when following long vowels and diphthongs, while ‘ss’ is used after short vowels.

Is ß still used?

While the ß was abandoned in Swiss orthography and a German reform in 1996 simplified (and reduced) its use, it is definitely still widely used and required. Specifically, the ß is used for a Voiceless alveolar fricative sound after a long vowel or diphtong. After a short vowel, ss is used.