My Dotty Conundrum ; Media

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WHEN is an umlaut not an umlaut? I'm indebted to Bill Ashton, musical director of the National Youth Orchestra, for answering this grammatical teaser. And I feel I must share the lesson with sub- editors who have surely puzzled over the matter for years.

Some weeks ago I mentioned a Financial Times article which confidently stated that the similarity between Noel Coward and Bjork was that their names were graced with umlauts.

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My Dotty Conundrum ; Media

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