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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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