diff --git a/src/unimacro/natlinkutilsbj.py b/src/unimacro/natlinkutilsbj.py
index 43b630e..274a9b9 100644
--- a/src/unimacro/natlinkutilsbj.py
+++ b/src/unimacro/natlinkutilsbj.py
@@ -1777,7 +1777,7 @@ def showInifile(self, body=None, grammarLists=None, ini=None,
         #print 'writing to and open:\n\t"%s"'% whatFile
         t = '\n'.join(L)
         rwfile = readwritefile.ReadWriteFile()
-        rwfile.writeAnything(whatFile, t)
+        rwfile.writeAnything(whatFile, t, encoding='utf-8')
        
         self.openFileDefault(whatFile, mode="edit")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_grammar_lines.py b/tests/test_grammar_lines.py
index 8efd48b..4bb7682 100644
--- a/tests/test_grammar_lines.py
+++ b/tests/test_grammar_lines.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 
 thisDir = Path(__file__).parent
 
+def do_nothing(*args, **kwargs):
+    return None
+
+
 def test_getLineRelativeTo():
     """test the relative to (modulo 100 or modulo 10) trick for getting line numbers
     """
@@ -45,6 +49,18 @@ def test_getLineRelativeTo():
     result = _lines.getLineRelativeTo(relative, currentLine=current, modulo=modulo)
     assert result == expect
     
+# def test_get_accented_numbers_info(unimacro_setup,monkeypatch):
+#     """problem with the numbers spoken forms of accented characters
+#     """
+#      
+#     thisGrammar = _lines.ThisGrammar()
+#     monkeypatch.setattr(thisGrammar, 'switchOnOrOff', do_nothing)
+#     thisGrammar.startInifile() #modName = '_lines')
+#     thisGrammar.initialize()
+#     thisGrammar.showInifile()
+#     the showInifile did not show accented characters, seems ok now.
+#     pass
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pytest.main(['test_grammar_lines.py'])
diff --git a/tests/test_spokenforms.py b/tests/test_spokenforms.py
index 4e88439..0e4e38b 100644
--- a/tests/test_spokenforms.py
+++ b/tests/test_spokenforms.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_make_mixed_list(unimacro_setup):
     numbers = spokenforms.SpokenForms('test')
 
     L = [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
-    got = numbers.getMixedList(L)
+    # got = numbers.getMixedList(L)
     expected =     ['on\xe9', 'two', 'too', 'four', 'for', 'five', 'six']
     assert expected == numbers.getMixedList(L)
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def test_make_mixed_list(unimacro_setup):
     print('\nexpect messages from spokenforms.ini, as language is unknown')
     m = spokenforms.SpokenForms('othertest')
 
-    got = numbers.getMixedList(L)
+    # got = numbers.getMixedList(L)
     expected =    ['1', '2', '4', '5', '6']
     assert expected == m.getMixedList(L)
 
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ def test_get_number_back_from_spoken_form(unimacro_setup):
     numbers = spokenforms.SpokenForms('test')
 
     expected = 1
-    input = 'on\xe9'
-    assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(input)
+    Input = 'on\xe9'
+    assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(Input)
     
     expected = 5
     assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(5)
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@ def test_get_number_back_from_spoken_form(unimacro_setup):
     # originalList ints:
     originalList = [0,1,2]
     expected = None
-    input = 'four'
-    assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(input, originalList)
+    Input = 'four'
+    assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(Input, originalList)
     expected = 1
     
-    input = 'on\xe9'
-    assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(input, originalList)
+    Input = 'on\xe9'
+    assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(Input, originalList)
     expected = 1
     assert expected == numbers.getNumberFromSpoken(1, originalList)
     expected = None
@@ -487,10 +487,10 @@ def test_get_list_of_spoken_forms_sorted_by_number_values(unimacro_setup):
 
     
 def test_format_spoken_forms_from_numbers_dict(unimacro_setup):
-    """
+    """test spoken forms
     """
     func = inivars.formatReverseNumbersDict
-    assert func({1: ['on\xe9'], 2: ['two'], 3: ['three']}) == 'on\xe9 ... three'
+    assert func({1: ['oné'], 2: ['two'], 3: ['three']}) == 'oné ... three'
 
 def test_get_punctuation_list(unimacro_setup):
     """test the punctuation from the punctuationreverse section