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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by behnamoh on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:46PM (#36236541)
no one's gonna type the "ü". this new name will either not get adopted all get adopted in wrong ways, like people using turkiye, adding more to the search fragmentation.
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by Timon3 on Thursday June 08, 2023 @04:48AM (#36238971)
Not that I disagree, but it's not "no one". There are more countries than just Turkey with the letter ü :)
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by account42 on Monday June 12, 2023 @07:38AM (#36291874)
So should Germans write it as Tuerkye when the ü is not available?
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