tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post732828656740022469..comments2023-06-26T04:17:39.453-05:00Comments on Genealogy Tip of the Day: Lines Over a Letter?Michael John Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785989524587275817noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-16982403847266882002014-01-08T11:42:16.010-06:002014-01-08T11:42:16.010-06:00And sometimes I've seen a tilde over the lette...And sometimes I've seen a tilde over the letter 'g' in place of the combination 'ng'.Mike Westfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06944727980772754938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-74042841303569898912014-01-06T08:39:22.000-06:002014-01-06T08:39:22.000-06:00Yvette is right. One always has to interpret these...Yvette is right. One always has to interpret these marks carefully and within context. Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-22022018371458831832014-01-06T02:36:02.727-06:002014-01-06T02:36:02.727-06:00and umlauts are not the same as the curves. The cu...and umlauts are not the same as the curves. The curve is just a mark to distinguish a u from an n, but doesn't make it an umlaut. An umlaut changes the pronunciation and possibly even the meaning while the curve is just a different way to write the letter u. Yvette Hoitinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807310204372870735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-35713962093584130522014-01-05T23:05:52.413-06:002014-01-05T23:05:52.413-06:00Good point, Lisa. I've had a few private email...Good point, Lisa. I've had a few private emails regarding this tip where I think people were confusing straight lines from umlauts.Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-90015882495989386912014-01-05T19:22:12.915-06:002014-01-05T19:22:12.915-06:00I've seen it in names like Zimmer or Hermann w...I've seen it in names like Zimmer or Hermann where the letter would be used only once with a line over it. Careful in German records when you see a line (actually a little curve) over a u. It distinquishes u's from n's.Lisa S. Gorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086125812111254305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266495682245162271.post-21727363293256751692014-01-05T18:44:51.668-06:002014-01-05T18:44:51.668-06:00Did this practice apply to a certain language or n...Did this practice apply to a certain language or nationality or was it a universal thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com