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Re: CHAT: Being taken for a furriner ...

From:Keith Gaughan <kmgaughan@...>
Date:Thursday, September 2, 2004, 12:45
Philip Newton wrote:

> On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 23:24:54 +0100, Keith Gaughan <kmgaughan@...> wrote: > >>Philip Newton wrote: >> >> >>>And the northern orthographical standard is "Grüße" :) >> >>I thought the eszet went out in the last batch of spelling reforms? > > Nope. It's a fairly common misconception - or used to be; I thought > this urban legend had disappeared by now.
Ah right. I'd misunderstood the article I'd read on the controversy over them. All clear now. -- Keith Gaughan -- talideon.com The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.