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I won't call a diaresis an umlaut if you won't call me Pavlos. Deal?

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Actually, my calling a diaresis an umlaut was simply a clumsy attempt at teaching "Diacritical Marks 101". Many semi-educated native English speakers recognize an umlaut as "them two little dots", even if they're not sure what it does in German or elsewhere. "Diaresis", however, is a pretty rare and obscure term in English-language conversation, at least in the American South.

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Your point is quite valid and I shouldn't have muddied the waters with an incorrect reference to umlauts.

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Regards,

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Da.