Sting (percussion) the stick in which the rim and head of a drum are both struck simultaneously by the same stick, creating an accent. A rimshot in this context is only a component of the sting, and does not appear at all in some stings. Common stings may feature a short roll followed by a crash or splash cymbal and kick drum, a flam, or a rimshot. The advanced example at right uses a tom then kick, followed by a pause to put the final stroke offbeat, and a final stroke using both the snare and kick drums to support a one-handed
English terms with diacritical marks associated with specific fields (especially cooking or musical terms) are less likely to lose their accents (such as the French "soupçon", "façade" and "entrée"). Some Spanish words with the Spanish letter "ñ" have been naturalised by substituting English "ny" (e.g. Spanish "cañón" is now usually English "canyon", Spanish "piñón" is now usually English "pinyon pine"). Certain words like "piñata", "jalapeño" and "quinceañera" are usually kept intact. In many instances the "ñ" is replaced with the plain letter "n". In words of German origin, the letters with umlauts "ä, ö, ü" may be written "ae, oe, ue". This could be seen