▁letter ▁ ▁( ▁with ▁dia er esis ) ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁context ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁is ▁not ▁silent , ▁e . g . ▁ ▁. ▁The ▁dia er esis ▁may ▁occur ▁also ▁in ▁Spanish ▁poetry , ▁occasionally , ▁over ▁either ▁v owel ▁of ▁a ▁di ph th ong , ▁to ▁indicate ▁an ▁irregular ▁dis yll ab ic ▁pron unci ation ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁meter ▁( , ▁to ▁be ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁three ▁sy ll ables ). ▁This ▁is ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁na ï ve ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁Also ▁a ▁silent ▁ ▁always ▁follows ▁a ▁ ▁when ▁followed ▁by ▁{{ ▁or ▁, ▁as ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁combination ▁, ▁with ▁ ▁ful fill ing ▁this ▁role ▁( as ▁in ▁). ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁native ▁words ▁in ▁Spanish ▁with ▁the ▁combination ▁ ▁nor ▁; ▁again , ▁ ▁is ▁used ▁instead ▁( ). ▁When ▁they ▁appear , ▁usually ▁from ▁Latin ▁id i oms ▁such ▁as ▁, ▁the ▁ ▁is ▁not ▁silent , ▁so ▁ ▁is ▁never ▁needed ▁after ▁. ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Common ▁Orth ography ▁words ▁such ▁as ▁ ▁(' qu orum '), ▁ ▁(' qu as ar ') ▁or ▁ ▁(' Q atar ') ▁were ▁sp elled ▁with ▁; ▁this ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁so . ▁ ▁Key board ▁requirements ▁ ▁To ▁write ▁Spanish ▁on ▁a ▁type writer ▁or ▁to ▁set ▁type , ▁the ▁special ▁characters ▁required ▁are ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁,