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I am trying to find transcription rules for showing Spanish diacritical marks
(e.g., tildes and accents) online when the display font can't accomodate the
actual character. I can figure out that "n" with a tilde can be spelled "ny,"
but what do you do about accents when just omitting them can change the
meaning of a word?
I'd appreciate any answers or suggestions for resources.
Mauri Evans (mevans -at- research -dot- westlaw -dot- com)
Technical Communications
West Publishing Company
Eagan, Minnesota
