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From: abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: sexist language
Summary: spelling criticism has spelling error
Message-ID: <1224@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 23 Nov 88 17:04:59 GMT
References: <17618@adm.BRL.MIL> <728@quintus.UUCP>
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In article <728@quintus.UUCP>, ok@quintus.uucp (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes:
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> The diaresis is a useful diacritical mark which English retains;
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>                                                     This is one reason why
> correct spelling is good manners:
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I presume you mean dieresis or the more correct form, diaeresis.   On the
other hand, diuresis might be the best fit.