Re: Umlauts (was Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad)
| From: | Remi Villatel <maxilys@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 0:05 |
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Douglas Koller, Latin & French wrote:
> Noël, maïs /mais/ (vs. mais /mE/)
Correct.
> if the feminine of "ambigu" or "exigu" were written without tréma, it
> would yield "ambigue" (/a~mbig/) and "exigue" (/egzig/). To retain
> pronunciation of the "u", tréma is added:
This is correct too, but...
> ambigüe (a~mbigy), exigüe (/egzigy/)
False !
ambiguë [a~bigy], exiguë [Egzigy], aiguë [egy]
The tréma is on the "e". There is no "ü" (u tréma) in French, although it
would be much much more logical!
Anyway, I like your orthography. You should propose this spelling to the
Académie Française... but don't expect a miracle, they already refused my
reform towards a phonetical spelling of French. ;-)
See ya,
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Remi Villatel
maxilys@normandnet.fr
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