Comment on Umlauts, Diaereses, and the New Yorker (2020)parentComments−yencabulator1yAs a non-native speaker, coöperate does NOT help, it makes it harder to recognizes otherwise familiar words.Especially when one comes from a language where ö is a completely different letter than o.−int_19h1yI'm not a fan of dieresis for this specifically because it's too confusing due to its frequent use for other things in other languages. But there are other ways to indicate it.
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As a non-native speaker, coöperate does NOT help, it makes it harder to recognizes otherwise familiar words.
Especially when one comes from a language where ö is a completely different letter than o.
I'm not a fan of dieresis for this specifically because it's too confusing due to its frequent use for other things in other languages. But there are other ways to indicate it.