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English generally only uses accent marks for words borrowed from other languages. However, using them more widely could solve many of the spelling and pronunciation problems with our language. In this video, I recommend six accents or diacritical marks that we should adopt.

p̆ BREVE Silent letters U+0306 (type letter then use unicode to add mark)
ė OVERDOT Schwa U+0307
ō MACRON long vowel U+0304
i̱ MACRON BELOW emphasis U+0331
ù GRAVE homographs U+0300
ë DIAERESIS vowel change U+0308

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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:32 The problem with English
1:09 p̆ BREVE Silent letters
3:25 ė OVERDOT Schwa
6:34 ō MACRON long vowel
8:13 BABBEL!
9:37 i̱ MACRON BELOW emphasis
12:28 ù GRAVE homographs
16:27 ë DIAERESIS vowel change
18:53 Honorable mentions ñ š
20:05 Conclusion