[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Umlaut Vowels

[Gary Warner]

To all,

This discussion about how to type characters with 
an umlaut is interesting, but so far as the SGGEE 
databases go, we will stick with ae, oe and ue 
when we see one of those special characters.   We 
will do this not because our method is better, 
but simply to reduce the number of variations on 
a name that need to be searched.

Gary Warner
SGGEE


At 04:56 PM 04/23/06, Allan Zelmer wrote:
>Hello Otto and listers;
>There is no need to type, for example, ae in order to indicate an umlaut A.
>I recommend you go to the following website address:
>http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/vowels.html
>You will find a page entitled "Character Codes" "Umlauted vowels and
>symbols".
>Print out that page and save it and you will then be able to compile text
>using, for example ä etc, with ease.
>Allan Zelmer.
>----- Original Message -----
>
>From: "Otto" <otto at schienke.com>
>To: "S G G E E" <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
>Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:02 AM
>Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Umlaut Vowels
>
>
> >A brief note:
> >
> > The German alphabet includes three umlaut vowels, A, O, and U.
> > (vowels with two dots above them)  The dots are not diacritical
> > marks. Umlaut vowels are alphabetical characters.  Umlauts are to be
> > pronounced at the front of the mouth like the pronunciation of 'ich'
> > and not at the throaty back of the mouth like pronunciation of 'ach'.
> > Umlaut/half-loud.  Author Mark Twain joked that learning German is
> > getting the ichlauts and achlauts correct, say what you are going to
> > say, then add a verb to the end.
> >
> > Mechanical typewriters came on to the world scene. 26 letters. . .
> > where are my umlaut vowels?
> > The ListServ is not umlaut capable. What do I do now?
> > I indicate an umlaut A by adding an E after it, resulting in "ae', I
> > do the same with umlaut O="oe" and umlaut U="ue"
> > (you will note the added 'e' forces the vowel sounding to the front
> > of the mouth)
> >
> > Today, more and more font bases include diacritical marks AND German
> > umlaut vowels.
> >
> >
> > . . .  Otto
> >
> >                      " The Zen moment..." wk. of March 5, 2006
> >                      ________________________________
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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