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I think the pedantic spelling is coöperate.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:38:16 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (none / 1)

So is it the same system as in Dutch, where you put the dots ("trema") to mark vowels that are pronounced separate? (My favorite word at the moment: zeeëend)

You have a normal feeling for a moment, then it passes. --More--

by tzt (tztmail at gmail dot com) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:41:39 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (none / 1)

Yes. This would be the third comment of mine in this tread where I drop the name diæresis for that phenomenon.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:46:19 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (4.00 / 2)

What, like, you mean when you put dots over letters and stuff?

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde

by NordicStorm (michael<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:50:26 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (4.00 / 2)

No, like, only when you, like, do it to, like, separate a dypthong into, like, two wowels.

Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:53:45 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (4.00 / 3)

That's, like, totally awesome, such as. But, like, I'm ain't not wearing a diphthong this time of year, it's way cold, like.

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde

by NordicStorm (michael<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:59:02 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (4.00 / 2)

In American typographical use, not British.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 03:44:51 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (none / 1)

Yea, I'd only ever write it as co-operate. The umlaut is only used by rock bands for some faux-gothic feel. Strange that poncy american mags and heavy metal bands are united in pretention, but hey, there ya go. :-))

In all cases, assume that in a dispute between american and english, the american use is wrong. ;-))))

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 04:14:57 PM EST
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Re: graphs, Chris... (none / 1)

I thought you guys were the ponces

by zoe on Thu Aug 30th, 2007 at 04:41:45 PM EST
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