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Do they routinely add those goofy umlauts, too? In the English I was taught in school, we don't have such a character. Each requires the coöperation... even ot
by CWuestefeld 16y ago
Do they routinely add those goofy umlauts, too? In the English I was taught in school, we don't have such a character.
Each requires the coöperation... even others coördinating a response
Perhaps I'm over-sensitive, but this seems rather elitist.
Now, combine this with the citation of "A same-sex couple and their three-year-old son..., certainly, belonged together." Why mention their genders? Either the writer has an unhealthy fixation on other people's sexual preferences, or, worse, thinks that the fact that they're gay entitles them to special consideration. Not good either way.
I don't think I like their style.
- burgerbrain 16y agohttp://www.kirkmahoney.com/blog/2008/09/coordinate-vs-co-ordinate-vs-coordinate/ http://www.kirkmahoney.com/blog/2008/09/coordinate-vs-co-ord... Contrary to popular belief, the English language has no official single governing body. Either are considered to be "correct".
- CWuestefeld 16y agoContrary to popular belief, the English language has no official single governing body. Nor did I claim that it did; linguistics is a descriptive science, not a prescriptive one. It describes the way people use the language. I've never seen English with umlauts, outside of a few heavy metal bands [1]. The link you provided would seem to agree with me, showing the non-accented spelling outnumbering this one by some 500:1. [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Metal_umlaut https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Metal_umlaut
- burgerbrain 16y ago"I've never seen English with umlauts" Nobody cares.
- adavies42 16y agoyes, the new yorker always uses tremata/diaereses where most people would use hyphens (if anything).