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Re: Dutch "ij"

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, July 15, 2002, 23:01
Jan van Steenbergen wrote:
> So it was treated as one letter, but only when it was written in lowercase. > When capitalized, it was written "IJ", in two separate capitals. "Ij" would be > very very wrong and very un-Dutch.
Actually, doesn't that mean it's treated as one letter in capitals too? If it were treated as two letters, you'd only capitalize the first, thus Ij. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>