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Any Scandinavian would disagree. Æ, Ø, and Å most definitely are letters in their own right. The case is slightly less clear for W.
by interfixus 9y ago
Any Scandinavian would disagree. Æ, Ø, and Å most definitely are letters in their own right.
The case is slightly less clear for W.
- asfdsfggtfd 9y agoAlthough a Swedish person might disagree about how to write ø and æ...
- wingerlang 9y agoWhy? Those characters are not used in the Swedish language.
- emj 9y agoAFAIK they sound exactly the same like København and Köpenhamn.
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- interfixus 9y agoThat's actually not quite the same ø. The Swedish one is slightly lighter. Use the deeper Danish ø-sound in a Swedish context, and you clearly sound like a Dane speaking Swedish.
- tilt_error 9y agoThe same is true for ä and æ. The latter has a broader sound while the former sounds a bit closer to e. It is easy to spot Norwegians talking Swedish (such as myself :)
- asfdsfggtfd 9y agoYou try to talk Swedish rather than just speaking Norwegian? My experience is that Scandinavians just speak their native language and expect that other Scandinavians should understand them. Any attempts to speak the other language end up sounding like parodies rather than serious attempts.
- emj 9y agoNot sure it's different enough to warrant a new letter, but Spanish O and Scandinavian Å has the same sound so I guess it's all very muddled.