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• CWuestefeld 16y ago
  Contrary 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.