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0 pointsgoodoldneon1mo 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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It would if the chickens formed a business structure that was owned and democratically controlled by its member-owners.

OJFord1mo ago

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

It's also to distinguish metal bands. Motörhead.

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

OJFord1mo ago

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

It's also to distinguish metal bands. Motörhead.

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