diacritic accuracy 2025-09-21T23:52:37Z
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My fingers hovered over the screen, trembling as I tried to compose a birthday wish to my avó. "Feliz aniversário, minha rainha," I whispered, picturing her smile. But the keyboard betrayed me—"rainha" became "ranho." Snot queen. I deleted it furiously, heat crawling up my neck. This wasn't just typo; it felt like my own tongue stabbing my heritage. Every missed acute accent, every mangled conjugation chipped away at my confidence until I avoided typing Portuguese altogether. Then came the langu