andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews) (05/25/90)
Various discussion about how to spell German umlauted words. Here's a
summary of examples. Only O's, A's and U's can be umlauted in German.
Nearest Engl.
With Umlaut (English) Without Umlaut pronunciation
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B r u d e r (brothers) ------> B r u e d e r Brooder
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M a d c h e n (small girl) ------> M a e d c h e n Medshen
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S a n g e r ------> S a e n g e r Senger
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K o n i g (king) ------> K o e n i g Kernig
Hope this helps. Sorry for posting a language lesson in sci.space!
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Andy Clews, Computing Service, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN, England
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