Unlike accent marks which simply guide pronunciation, putting a tilde on top of the letter n in Spanish actually forms a different letter, called eñe. The eñe appears in all sorts of common Spanish ...

In the history of Los Angeles street signs, this will be an ano to remember. It marks the emergence of the tilde. The squiggly linguistic marker--which can turn a soft N into a sharp and tangy N --is ...

Mrs. Brannick would have been so very happy today. The actual degree of her pleasure would have been rather hard to discern, Mrs. Brannick managing to live in a constant state of beatific happiness ...

Pronunciation errors erase cultural history; locals urge correct Los Baños usage. Tilde removal followed post office move and railroad influence in late 1800s. Modern diacritics laws and local debate ...

(WAFF) - It's been called everything from a "twiddle" to a "squiggle." Walmart associates have been known to call it a "squiggly," wiggling about when they call it out as part of a cheer that hearkens ...

An 1880 sketch shows what the Merced County community of Los Baños looked like. Over the years, the tilde has been dropped. Courtesy of the Milliken Museum Pronunciation errors erase cultural history; ...