Talk:Umlaut

message: This disambig page replaces the article previously at this site, which after due consultation has now been moved to Germanic Umlaut.  --Doric Loon 21:02, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This is a disambig page, so we don't want lots of links other than to the pages being disambigated.  I find it very clear and precise, but then I am a linguist.  The explanations of the terms are to be found in the linked articles.  You are welcome to try to make this simpler, but it should not become wordier, and must stay precise.  --Doric Loon 23:55, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Page move

message: How do you type an umlaut? I've been trying to find out for a week now. Quadzilla99 13:56, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Get a German keyboard! ;-)   --Doric Loon 19:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

text: Ok, sorry for being flippant.  See Umlaut (diacritic)#Keyboard input.  --Doric Loon 19:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: None of those work on my computer I've tried them all, that's why I'm asking. Quadzilla99 21:05, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

text: It is indeed discussed in the orthography article.  I repeat: this is a disambig page.  There should be no explanations here, just links to the relevant pages.--Doric Loon 15:55, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Typing

message: Shouldn't we stick to the classical denomination Umlaut instead of of Mutation, which means another thing in other languages, for instance the Celtic languages? In Germanistic philology, Umlaut is the the scholarly word. So, authors of the mutation-articles, please, correct yourselves. Mutation is one thing, Umlaut another. Cheers Io 22:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: PS: The section called Linguistics is, to put it plainly, ridiculous. Just read it and weep. Logical fallacies abound and the section gives no useful information at all. Sorry for being so harsh, but, I had to. Tear me to pieces instead, if it will make you feel better. Cheers Io 22:12, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

text: I'll give your most welcome (no sarcasm intended) observations my best thought, such as it is. Right now I can't (time for bed), but I will probably gather my objections during the weekend. I admit that my wording was offensive, and for that I apologize. What I can say right now, is that Germanic Umlaut is, for instance, put on the same level as the I-Umlaut, which is but one example of a series of vowel changes, all belonging to the category of Germanic Umlaut. I especially object to the statement (at least that is how I understand the article) that I-Umlaut is equivalent to Germanic Umlaut, but then it says that it may apply to other languages as well. So we have: Germanic Umlaut = I-Umlaut = a similar change in other languages than Germanic. It doesn't make sense. In the meantime all the best and I'll try to stay true to my promise to provide a better thought out critique. Cheers Io 00:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: PS Disambiguation or not, it still doesn't hold up to scrutiny - my POV of course. Cheers Io 00:32, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

text: My intention to meddle anymore has evaporated. It's too large a can and too many worms. All the best Io 15:13, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Think of it this way. Germanic umlaut = I-umlaut with a margin of error. I-umlaut = changes in non-Germanic languages with a margin of error. = with a margin of error is not transitive, unlike =. -- Hongooi 13:29, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Umlaut vs. mutation

message: The magazine, *The New Yorker*, frequently spells a word like "cooperation" with an umlaut, like "coöperation" or "cöoperation", I forget which. So, what would a "ö" be called in English, if in fact *The New Yorker* is correct to use it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.9.226.82 (talk) 20:32, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Dieresis... AnonMoos (talk) 01:05, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's an Umlaut Called in English? 

message: Half of the time people are looking for "umlaut", they're looking for the diacritic. Therefore, I propose this page be moved to Umlaut (disambiguation), and Umlaut be redirected to Umlaut (diacritic). I'd do it myself, but it's too complicated for me, and I'd probably start taking serious flak for being too bold. And trust me, I've already taken enough flak to last me the year. 21655  ωhατ δo γoυ ωαητ? 17:44, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Disagree.  I think most people would be more likely to be looking for the linguistic phenomenon, since it affects English, crops up in all our discussions of English verbs, etc.  --Doric Loon (talk) 18:00, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

text: I support the proposal. I agree with the proposer that when someone searches for "umlaut", he is probably looking for the diacritic, since all the other terms listed here have other modifiers, or do not even use the word "umlaut". seresin ( ¡? ) 02:00, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As no other objections have been raised, I shall enact the proposal presently. seresin ( ¡? ) 05:02, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move this page to Umlaut disambugation, please 

message: "a pair of dots ( ¨ ) above a vowel, used, among other languages, in German to mark umlaut " Of course, the term "Umlaut" is not Turkic language, but it can't be denied, that those dots above a vowel are also used in other languages. "With among other languages" is not referred to the term "Umlaut" 49.145.70.58 (talk) 10:58, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reading comprehension 

message: The redirect Ümlaut has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  An anonymous username, not my real name 03:44, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Ümlaut]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]