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so. hanover, germany may be spelt with one "n" if in english, two if in german; but two is becoming more popular in english. that's.. messy.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jul 13 '10, 18:33

like the sometimes-included "e" in zurich isn't confusing enough? and the cologne/koln thing??

(I get it for, like, hebrew; but it's weirder to me for german. carry on, german-speakers; but I don't have to like it!)

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~Love, oh, love, I gotta tell you how I feel about you �Cause I, oh, I can�t go a minute without your love~ -- nm - facto Jul 13, 18:49 3
- (this one is for the Hannover-connoiseur, I guess.. Or Dane, if he's around. Anyone else catch the reference?) -- nm - facto Jul 13, 18:50 2
  - I've seen the video. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:52 1
    - Lena Meyer-Landrut.. -- (link) - facto Jul 13, 18:54 [youtube]
English-German spelling is troublesome. We are now supposed to spell "Neandertal" without the H, for instance. - loosilu Jul 13, 18:45 5
- that just reminds me of the orthopedic vs. orthopaedic kind of thing. "look at me!" -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:49 4
  - well, that's just British silliness. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 18:52 3
    - And I say we abandoned the ash too quickly. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 18:59 1
      - (We should also have thorn) -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 19:00
    - it's medical spelling vs. general descrip. of the specialty. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 18:54
They call New York "New York" sonwe should spell their cities the way they do :) -- nm - Roger More Jul 13, 18:42 2
- Nuevo York! -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 18:52
- You're not the boss of me! -- nm - Sonwe Jul 13, 18:48

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so. hanover, germany may be spelt with one "n" if in english, two if in german; but two is becoming more popular in english. that's.. messy.

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