Re: OT: "real" letters [Was: 10.31 second kernel compile]

From: Tim Coleman (tcoleman@golden.net)
Date: Wed Mar 20 2002 - 23:25:10 EST


On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 12:38:13AM +0000, Derek Fawcus wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 03:30:32AM +0200, Itai Nahshon wrote:
> >
> > > There are still a couple of places you can legitimaely use an ae symbol in
> > > English. It's not quite dead yet 8)
> >
> > The only example that I've seen in English texts is use of ï as in "naïve".
> >
>
> The two I can recall off the top of my head are "dæmon" and "færie".

And, of course, encyclopædia. Or pædiatrician. Perhaps Lænux?

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