Is it acceptable/regular to use diacritics (macron) in written texts?

1. Are macrons necessary in Latin?
2. What is the purpose of a Macron placed over a vowel?
3. What is a Macron in phonics?
4. Should Wahine have a Macron?

Are macrons necessary in Latin?

Are macrons necessary in Latin? No, of course not. In fact, advanced Latin texts rarely include them, and the ancient Romans did not use macrons. (More about the ancient Romans to come!)

What is the purpose of a Macron placed over a vowel?

noun Phonetics, Orthography. a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt). WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

What is a Macron in phonics?

A macron is a line -- placed over the long vowel. Examples of words following this rule: no me so we go hi. Twin Consonants. Twin consonants are two identical letters side by side in a word with only the first letter making the sound.

Should Wahine have a Macron?

Understanding plurals

They can be shown by macrons: tane (man) – tāne (men) wahine (woman) – wāhine (women)