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An interesting note on a NYT article about Hanoi literature.

AP style has long been to remove diacritical marks because its transmission technology couldn't handle it. But leaving these marks out in Vietnamese completely changed the meaning of some words.

This should be a #GiftLink: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/books/hanoi-vietnam-books.html?unlocked_article_code=cTBLsNSSBG-D4HcaDADdFvrLQshaugBOPn9w85IBGMX9uszXLQWj1MG5-9MPhWm0PmistxdceZGsvbu3hgkhF4nuXphHVqJ4g_okDCvB0dGMLC5Gl9YB8a_gFTF9pLB_YPkOFovhVlVMNQd60j4RHGfXET2YB7BwYSwAjHu3jopveXQmJaEElEMFMOsdTP2keWqGVj92smgWaXOnujyAAXgK_efCbPZSOCPbQ4-_UGA0AauScvTkPkl5aNPkxEeMrlMu0SAhmvyLOXNtk_DwV5phRszvH1zEJ4_zorUC34bAo0IMGgK6mgg58iE9dwePZwDim6EE9f5EqRE&smid=url-share

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