Well, for the non-linguists it changes the sound. Convincing my students that diacritical marks actually matter is a chore. And even my native speakers don’t use the accents properly!
In Indiana, each individual school district decides when to start. Mine starts on Aug. 7, the first day for all teachers. Aug. 8 is a day off, then Aug. 9 the students return. We are usually get out of school the week before Memorial Day. NGL, every year it gets harder to go back.
Well, for the non-linguists it changes the sound. Convincing my students that diacritical marks actually matter is a chore. And even my native speakers don’t use the accents properly!