Michael Everson scripsit:

> >These is completely comparable to the fact that my local
> >English-language newspaper doesn't need a German language tag
> >to write Gerhard Schroeder.
> 
> No, but it might requires an editor clever enough to write Schr�der. :-)

It will get mangled if he does: most newspapers historically didn't have
sorts for characters with diaeresis (don't pester me about "cooperate", please)
and wire services could not transmit them.

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