tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post2642158840969781095..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: The Curse of the DiaeresisBeattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-19613310209671954412012-04-30T09:21:04.816+12:002012-04-30T09:21:04.816+12:00It's nowhere near as big a curse as the politi...It's nowhere near as big a curse as the political correctness-inspired macron applied to printed Maori - a language that was never written until Europeans came to New Zealand. The English language with all of its different regional pronunciations doesn't need accents, why complicate reading with macrons? Curse themAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00489998182673167272noreply@blogger.com