diareses sounds like a disease of the excretory system.
--- In [email protected], "Hannah Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The two dots are called a 'diacritical' mark. When they are umlauts, > they indicate a tonal vowel change (like in German), when they are > diareses (like in na-ive), they indicate a break (aka a glottal stop) > between vowels, so you don't pronounce it like a diphthong. > > And with that, I'm off to Gogol Bordello! > > On 12/19/06, algriner1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow...I always thought those dots were umlauts. Regardless of what > > they're called, if she has the dots, just call her "Mit Umlaut." Her > > parents will love you for it! > > > > Organic Gal Amy > > > > --- In [email protected], "Hannah Robinson" > > <hjrobinson@> wrote: > > > > > > Depends...did she put the little dots (diaresis) over the -e- in > > > Chloe? Because at that point I say, cut your losses. > > > > > > On 12/19/06, dvm8375 <muellerdana@> wrote: > > > > One of my best friends just named her new daughter Chloe > > Madison. Do I > > > > have to stop talking to her immediately, or can I go see the new > > baby > > > > first? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
