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0 pointsgoodoldneon2mo ago0 comments

It isn’t for all repeated vowels; only for when the 2 vowels don’t make a single sound. So “chicken coop” wouldn’t have a dieresis

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stavros2mo ago· 3 in thread

It would if the chickens formed a business structure that was owned and democratically controlled by its member-owners.

goodoldneonOP2mo ago

Great point :D

o0-0o2mo ago

That, is likely co-op.

satvikpendem2mo ago

That's the joke.

OJFord2mo ago

Unless it was a chicken coöp... One of few cases it actually resolves an ambiguity!

Cthulhu_2mo ago

It's also to distinguish metal bands. Motörhead.

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