Oct 23, 2007 · Interestingly, my somewhat old paper OED uses the accent, but the online uses the non-accented version. It's a word I rarely write, but accents are generally awkward on English keyboards, so I only use them when absolutely necessary; cafe …

May 5, 2016 · Is cafe an English word or a misspelling of café? The same goes for touche and touché. This isn't the same as this since I'm asking if cafe is a English word, not if I should use a diacritical mark on the "e".

Nov 8, 2022 · well in english, no. In spanish speaking countries yes. Spanish accents are now more popular with the english, i myslef is spanish and never once said cafe without an accent, hope this helped Wiki ...

May 6, 2013 · Coffee shop in California typically means a small restaurant with 'counter-service' (you can sit at a counter to eat) and usually booths (as opposed to tables), whereas cafe means small restaurant with tables and, more recently, a business selling coffee and …

Nov 8, 2022 · The English word "cafe" usually referring to a small restaurant, is a derivative of the French word, but is usually spelled without the acute accent.

Apr 22, 2016 · Being French-speaking I can tell you the second pronunciation is the French one. When anglophone people say French words they always elongate the non-native vowels or even introduce diphthongs. That's quite understandable obviously. French from France tend to shorten vowels and eliminate diphthongs, but not French from Québec. We might even add them too! I …

Sep 7, 2007 · Hello, Here is my first post so hopefully it goes okay... :eek: Does someone have a good reference as to when the acuto accent or when the grave accent should be used? I am specifically looking at the word "cafe". I found that it looks like the …

Sep 10, 2021 · English does not use accent marks basically. However, some foreign names and nouns (like Dalí, Gaudí, café, fiancé) contain accents symbols. Then, the question is "is it ok to write without ac...

Dec 10, 2022 · For Microsoft users: In café, the accent goes over the e. It's not possible to add an accent to an e after you've typed it. The solution is that you can insert an "é" using the symbol function ...

Aug 29, 2023 · The accent on the 'é' means it is pronounced Kaff-ay, and not just Kafe. But, there is disagreement about whether you should leave the accents on French words which are used in English, or simply ...