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 ----------- --------- -------------- ------------- .. B r u d e r (brothers) ------> B r u e d e r Brooder .. M a d c h e n (small girl) ------> M a e d c h e n Medshen .. S a n g e r ------> S a e n g e r Senger .. 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! -- Andy Clews, Computing Service, Univ. of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN, England JANET: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk BITNET: andy%syma.sussex.ac.uk@uk.ac