Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxn.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!ihuxn!gadfly From: gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly) Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.text Subject: Re: about diacritical marks (danish dynamite) Message-ID: <1143@ihuxn.UUCP> Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxn.1143 Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 02:05:01 EDT References: <1065@diku.UUCP> <763@mcvax.UUCP> <1070@diku.UUCP> <775@mcvax.UUCP> <1087@diku.UUCP><642@kvvax4.UUCP> <643@kvvax4.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 14 Xref: watmath net.nlang:3478 net.text:578 -- Vis-a-vis the Danes' addition of {oA} to the alphabet to supersede the use of double-a, I heard that when this happened (this century), all people with names beginning "Aa..." got their choice of leaving them as they were or respelling them with the {oA}. Going with the new letter meant moving from the beginning of the phone book (and any other alphabetized list) to the end. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 15 Aug 85 [28 Thermidor An CXCIII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7753 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***