3 ms·
A bit tangential to the actual article, but this is the first time I've seen preëminence and reëlected in writing. Is that a correct spelling? Does that work fo
by laszlojamf 4y ago
A bit tangential to the actual article, but this is the first time I've seen preëminence and reëlected in writing. Is that a correct spelling?
Does that work for all vowels?
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- Gordonjcp 4y agoYes and no. It's not strictly speaking correct but in French a diaeresis above a vowel means it's separate from the preceding one. Think about the car maker Citroën, "Sit-roh-en" rather than "Sit-rohn". So if you squint a bit it describes the noise the word makes accurately but it's not how you'd write it in English.
- hugh-avherald 4y agoI think the only English words where it is widely used are Noël and naïve (which obviously come from French).
- laszlojamf 4y agohttps://www.grammarly.com/blog/diaeresis/ https://www.grammarly.com/blog/diaeresis/ Could have googled that first I guess...
- carabiner 4y agoThey've discussed this: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-curse-of-the-diaeresis https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-curse-of-...