Francis, On 20-10-2005 08:32, you [FD] wrote in <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Umlauts denote a different vowel sound whereas the same diacritic >> mark (the diaeresis in English) () in other languages, e.g. French, >> denotes that vowels should be pronounced separately.
FD> Not always, Peter :-) This is off-topic, so this will be my last post on the subject. FD> In my sample, "poële" pronouces "poal" and not "powel" (in english) FD> (different sound), but "Noël" prounouces "nowel" (in english). I think this has more to do with the vowel after the following consonant than the diaeresis. You can read more about the ¨ diacritic mark here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis> -- <greeting> Best regards </greeting> <author> Peter Fjelsten </author> <thebat version> 3.61.12 Echo (Beta) Pro </thebat version> <env.> ~4 POP3, 7 IMAP (UW IMAP 2002e) & 1 IMAP (Exchange 6.5), 175K msgs. </env.> <os> Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 </os> ________________________________________________________ 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/
