----- Original Message ----- From: "Karlj�rgen Feuerherm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 29 juil. 2003 11:47 Subject: French accents on uppercase, was Back to Hebrew, was OT:darn'd fools
> I believe they're optional though, at least, aren't they? > Depends on the source. But good typographical codes (Imprimerie nationale in France, Ramat in Qu�bec, etc.) advocate the use of accents on capitals as they can help disambiguate titles. Consider IL EST INTERNE A L'HOPITAL which can be interpreted as IL EST INTERNE � L'H�PITAL (he is a student in medecine) or IL EST INTERN� � L'H�PITAL (his case is very severe) P. A.
