Questions tagged [diaeresis]
This tag is for questions related to the diaeresis, both the linguistic separation of a vowel as well as the diacritic (¨) used to indicate the separation.
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Has the word/name Beelzebub ever had a diaeresis?
I recognize that the diaeresis is not in the common English language anymore, but I was wondering if Beelzebub was ever spelt Beëlzebub, as I have found quite recently that I was pronouncing Beelzebub ...
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What is the difference between a dieresis and an umlaut?
In my personal experience, many native speakers of U.S. English are familiar with the term "umlaut" as referring to the double dots above a letter, though they are not generally aware of its ...
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"Naïve" yet "naivety"?
I am used to spelling "naïve" thus - "naïve". I am also used to Microsoft Word automatically changing "naive" to "naïve". Hence, I was surprised when it didn't change "naivety" to "naïvety". I then ...
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How to pronounce ë in a name?
A Simple explanation on what the letter ë actually is and how it is pronounced? I know it's not an English letter so why does it appear in English names like Chloë for example?
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Is it acceptable that I use ligatures and diæreses?
As we may all know, ligatures and diæreses have long become obsolescent. However, I see the logic behind spelling words with ligatures and diæreses. For example: algæ, formulæ, æon, æqulateral, ...
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Occurrences of reäl with diæresis?
It just occurred to me that writing reäl with a diæresis is useful for indicating the pronunciation /rɪəl/ rather than /ri(ə)l/ (or /riːl/?). Are there any occurrences of this in literature? (Is ...
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Is the expanded form of "UTC" ever spelled with an diæresis?
I've always seen "UTC" expanded as Coordinated Universal Time. In addition, both the Wikipedia and Encyclopædia Britannica entries, as well as pretty much every reference to it I've ever seen that I ...
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Is there an equivalent of diaeresis, but for consonants?
I know that diaeresis is used to show that two adjacent vowels are not a diphthong but should be pronounced separately, as in naïve or Zoë. Is there an equivalent mark or format in current ...
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Does anyone write "noöne" with a diaeresis?
Related: "Whereäs" as an alternative spelling of "whereas"
Does anyone write "no-one" as "noöne", with the diaeresis (double-dot) serving to separate the syllables?
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New Yorker Dieresis Rule; prosaic, unionized?
There are lots of informal references to the traditional / "New Yorker" style of using diereses to disambiguate runs of vowels, however I have yet to find a definitive guide.
See, for ...
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Usage of macrons in Latin loanwords
I know that diacritics are often retained in loanwords in formal writing (cf. naïveté), but I haven't seen this done with direct adaptation of Latin words; i.e., per se.
In Latin, per sē comes with a ...
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Is the diaeresis legal in “naïve”? [duplicate]
I understand why naïve is spelled with two dots, and that those dots are called a diaeresis.
What I do not understand is whether the use of a diaeresis is legal in English; is it?
Other than naïve,...
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Is there a hiatus in the word "aerial"?
My editor informed me that, if I use any diaeresis marks at all, then I must be consistent! I consistently use a diaeresis mark in coördinator and coöperation.
The periodical, Popular Educator (c ...
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What do the letters ï and ô mean? [duplicate]
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What is the distinction between “role” and “rôle” [with a circumflex]?
What is the significance of the “ô” character in “rôle” in this work?
What is the standard rule ...
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What's the standard rule for the use of hyphens and diaereses in words like 'reelect', 'reexamine', and 'cooperate'?
I found that diaeresis is used on the word reelection in the following sentence of the article titled “Rational Irrationality” in the New Yorker magazine (April 27).
This morning’s news that economic ...
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