Paul Fenwick on Nostr: Today I learnt that two little dots over a vowel in English are used to indicate that ...
Today I learnt that two little dots over a vowel in English are used to indicate that vowel is pronounced separately, and not merged into the previous vowel.
Examples include words like naïve and Noël, and names like Zoë and Chloë.
This use is considered archaic now¹, but given how hard English spelling is, I'd be pretty happy if it were to reënter daily use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis_(diacritic)
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¹ Unless you're writing for the New Yorker, which uses it with a passion.
Examples include words like naïve and Noël, and names like Zoë and Chloë.
This use is considered archaic now¹, but given how hard English spelling is, I'd be pretty happy if it were to reënter daily use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis_(diacritic)
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¹ Unless you're writing for the New Yorker, which uses it with a passion.