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From: goran@erix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.general
Subject: Use of national characters in names
Message-ID: <408@erix.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-May-84 13:04:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: erix.408
Posted: Thu May 17 13:04:08 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 20-May-84 00:23:03 EDT
Organization: L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden
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I would like to have opinions of whether national characters
should be used in names and addresses sent outside the country
where these characters are used. Is this a "new" problem or
has it been discussed before (if so I am sorry I raised the question,
but I would like to know the conclusions)?

It may be better to use some ascii-adapted spelling rather than take 
the risk that someone out there throws his terminal or system out 
of the window because he/she thinks it malfunctions when strange 
characters appear in names.
I am getting used to have my name spelt in strange ways anyhow (not
to mention pronunciation) when I am abroad, so maybe I should 
misspell it myself.

What translation rule should be used, similar appearance or
pronunciation, or perhaps the evolution of the letter?

		 G|ran B}ge    | = o with two dots above, evolved from oe
			       } = a with a circle above, evolved from ao
     or perhaps  Goeran Baoge
	     or  Goeran Baage
	     or  Goran Bage
	     or  Goran Boge or ....
		       @ L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden

		  goran@erix.UUCP
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