Hello list, hello Christoph,

You wrote:

> I couldn't find any special rules for the typesetting of songs. 
> The 21st edition of the Duden gives the following rules (corresponding
> to the new orthography):
> 
>  - The ess-tset is usually treated like any other consonant.
>    An example similar to "hei�en" is given in rule 129, 2nd
>    bullet: rei- �en
>    Accordingly, it should be "hei- �en".
> 
>  - But there's an special exemption in rule 130, 2nd bullet: If "ss"
>    is used as an replacement for "�" (the official rules allow this in
>    �25, section E2, e.g., when using a typewriter without a �-Key),
>    then "ss" is treated as two consonants. The Duden actually gives
>    the example "heis- sen".
> 
> Conclusion: If you write "�" at all, then "hei- �en" is
> orthograpically correct. But if you don't have an ess-tset on your
> keyboard, then it's still correct to replace "�" by "ss" and to
> syllabify "heissen" as "heis- sen".

Danke / Thanks

Regards                 Roland


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