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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Cologne #102629 05/05/2003 1:17 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 It jars me disagreeably to see "Koln" for Cologne. Umlauts are a bit of bother, but in this case it is simply unacceptable to omit the umlaut in Köln. The umlaut was originally a tiny "e", and in some cases a full sized "e" takes the place of the umlaut. I have never seen "Koeln" though. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Köln/Cologne/Colonia #102630 05/05/2003 1:51 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 The name of this town has fluctuated depending on who was in charge at any particular time. Certainly this doesn't qualify as being as exonymic as, say India for Bharat. Is York an exonym for Yorvik? Is Yorvik an exonym for Eoforice? Is Eoforice an exonym for Eboracum? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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