RE: “Symbol” is confusingly used for diacritics ?

https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/#pattern-include-symbols-and-letters-necessary-to-decipher-the-words



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From: lisa.seeman [mailto:mailto:lisa.seeman@zoho.com] 
 Sent: 30 March 2020 13:30
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 Subject: “Symbol” is confusingly used for diacritics ?


 

Hi EA


Steve is concerned that “Symbol” is confusingly used for diacritics 


Is there a good understandable alternative?  Could we use  " diacritical marks"   or glyph?


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 Lisa Seeman
 
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