On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 04:45:31PM +0100, Philip Newton wrote: > Also over other vowels (occasionally), e.g. co?perate, Citro?n.
Here it's indicating the vowel pair is not to be treated as a diphthong (the lingual equivalent of a musical slur) but pronounced separately. In the case where the vowel is alone and having its sound changed, the absence of an umlaut-enabled system an 'e' is appended to the vowel in question. (Munchen, Muenchen) Paul -- Paul Makepeace ....................................... http://paulm.com/ "What is the smell of red? My place of wonder breasts." -- http://paulm.com/toys/surrealism/