Hello Peter, > Umlauts denote a different vowel sound whereas the same diacritic mark > (the diaeresis in English) (š) in other languages, e.g. French, denotes > that vowels should be pronounced separately.
Not always, Peter :-) In my sample, "poële" pronouces "poal" and not "powel" (in english) (different sound), but "Noël" prounouces "nowel" (in english). -- Regards, Francis mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Using TB! 3.61.11 Echo (Beta) Pro on Windows XP rev 2600 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.61.13 (Echo) | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/