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From: breuel@h-sc1.UUCP (thomas breuel)
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Subject: Goedel
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Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 07:04:38 EST
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By the way, the correct spelling of Goedel is 'Goedel', not 'Godel'.
The umlaut in German writing is best transliterated by the corresponding
vowel followed by an 'e'. The German sharp-s (the thing which looks
like a beta) is *best* transliterated by 'sz', but *most commonly* it
is written as an 'ss'.  Umlaute and sharp-s's are simply handwritten
abbreviations for the letter combinations, and, unfortunately, these
found their way into the printed language (the two dots are 
a contracted Suetterlin script 'e'). Therefore, dropping
the two dots can lead to bizarre changes in meaning and connotations --
just like dropping letters in English words isn't a good idea...

						Thomas.