Am 2017-05-05 10:45, also sprach Stephen:

> No arguing about the precision and shininess of German engineering. But
> Umlauts originally were the product of Linotype hot metal splatter.
> Rather than reset the type with new slugs. They became a feature.

Fake news!

Pope Pius II praised Gutenberg's use of umlauts 500 years before 
Linotype was invented.


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dik

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