Re: CHAT: R: Re: CHAT: silly names

Luca wrote:
>AFAIK, Switzerland has been the first nation to abolish the 'es zet' (ß).
>
>On the other hand, I seem to recall there was a German Land which didn't
>accept it (Niedersachsen?)... but I may be wrong...
Have the Swiss ABOLISHED the Eszett? If so, there'll be THREE different
spelling-norms ... Or do you only mean that they've switched to the new
German, less Eszett-happy, norm?

The Bundesland in question is Schleswig-Holstein. I don't know whether
they've caved in yet, but I find it hard to believe they'll go against the
rest of Germany for very long on this issue.

                                                      Andreas
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