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ä -> ae is a German transliteration that would not be recognized by a non-German (e.g. a Dutchman).
by akie 8y ago
ä -> ae is a German transliteration that would not be recognized by a non-German (e.g. a Dutchman).
- hjek 8y agoWhile a similar transliteration (ø-> oe) would be understood by Danes, it can create misunderstandings: køn (pretty) != koen (the cow), søn (son) != soen (the sow), røde (red) != roede (rowed), tør (dry) != toer (a two) and rør (pipe) != roer (rower).
- Aloha 8y agoContext though is the missing piece to all of those, all languages, particularly english however is context driven.