What is the differential accent? O differential accent is written in front of homographs, that is, cases in which it is necessary to distinguish words that have the same spelling, but have different meanings so that they do not result in the same pronunciation, as is the case with the terms explained below. follow:
a) can / could
In this case, both terms are verbs, but they differ in terms of the tense they refer to, note the difference in the examples below:
'He can' (without accent) is conjugated in the 3rd person singular of the present indicative of the verb Poder.
You could be wrong.
He can go to your office.
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While 'he can' (with accent) is conjugated in the 3rd person singular of the past perfect tense of the verb Poder.
He was able to stop by yesterday at the fair.
Why couldn't you go to the bank?
b) by / put
In this case, the terms belong to different parts of speech, see the examples:
While 'per' with accent is a verb in its infinitive form, assuming the sense of putting or including something:
ask for it per the jacket.
You have to per my name on the list.
Remember these basic rules so you don't make more mistakes.
