tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798378.post6859969313794884693..comments2023-09-16T09:07:17.984-07:00Comments on Squeaky's Stuff: Umlauts are funny, right?Squeakyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03399677820955478740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798378.post-818472139811706592008-08-15T05:48:00.000-07:002008-08-15T05:48:00.000-07:00Yes, but once a cat undergoes Umlaut it is no long...Yes, but once a cat undergoes Umlaut it is no longer a 'cat', but a 'kitty'. (Umlaut, properly speaking, refers to the vowel shift that is seen in such word pairs as cat/kitty, man/men, old/elder(-est), goose/geese, mouse/mice, tooth/teeth, to fall/to fell, foot/feet, louse/lice, etc.) Whether the cat/kitty in question would spell its umlauted vocalizations with or without a diaeresis depends, of course, on whether the cat thinks in English or German.<BR/>- With my pedantic complimentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798378.post-61641411341832251092008-04-18T09:01:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:01:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com