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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by hnarn on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @11:22AM (#21703499)
> Brüssels

Please stop that. Brussels is the English name for the city and clearly that letter does not exist in English. Alternatives are "Brussel" (Dutch) and "Bruxelles" (French). The closest to what you wrote is the German "Brüssel" (no S).

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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by davidw on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @11:40AM (#21703737)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_umlaut
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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by pidg on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @11:29AM (#21703581)
Br[ü|u][x][s]sel[le]s?
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Re:United orders 50 new Airbus long-range jets to replace Bo... by gumby on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @12:16PM (#21704197)
Most elements of that power set are not valid.
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