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Their explanation > And yet we use the diaeresis for the same reason that we use the hyphen: to keep the cow out of co-workers[0] [0] https://www.newyorker.
by PyWoody 3y ago
Their explanation
> And yet we use the diaeresis for the same reason that we use the hyphen: to keep the cow out of co-workers[0]
[0] https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-curse-of-the-diaeresis https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-curse-of-...
- DFHippie 3y agoWhen I see "coworkers" I always think "cow-orkers". I don't know what orking is. It should be a thing.
- PartiallyTyped 3y agoI suppose to also keep the meow out of the homeöwner (ho-meow-ner)
- schoen 3y agoThis feels ripe for an aphorism like "you can take the cat out of the home, but you can't take the meow out of the homeowner"!