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[–] oce@jlai.lu 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

There is the same issue in French that the lack of accent can change the meaning, so the French Academy does recommend putting accents on capitals. https://www.academie-francaise.fr/questions-de-langue#5_strong-em-accentuation-des-majuscules-em-strong

Newspaper title "UN INTERNE TUE":

Un interne tue: medical intern kills
Un interne tué: medical intern killed
Un interné tue: institutionalized patient kills
Un interné tué: institutionalized patient killed

Example from https://www.projet-voltaire.fr/ressources/accent-majuscules-capitales/

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 days ago

I guess that's what I get for learning French during the age of typewriters (my formal French education ended in 1981 and I've only spoken --never written-- it since then).