Sante Fe, New Mexico?

[Barbara Need]

Does one of these have a written accent? Otherwise, they look
identical on my machine.

Barbara

Barbara Need
UChicago

P.S. I find it is normal for crossword makers to ignore diacritics. B

At 20:10 -0400 11/8/06, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>How to check spelling when one is creating a crossword puzzle:
>
>The Boston Globe crossword puzzle, August 11, crosses the last letter
>of "Composer's swimming technique?" (bachstroke) with the 5th letter
>of "Capital of New Mexico" (Sante Fe).
>
>Google hits:
>      Sante Fe New Mexico - 46,400,000
>      Santa Fe New Mexico - 43,500,000
>
>But:
>      "Sante Fe" New Mexico -      496,000
>      "Santa Fe" New Mexico - 38,300,000
>
>(For those who don't want to consult their Times Atlas of the World,
>it's Santa Fe, New Mexico, but Sante Fe, Argentina.)
>
>Joel
>
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