Q: First, I’d like to thank the BND and reporter Will Buss for finally spelling the name of Belleville’s new German restaurant and beer hall correctly last Wednesday — Hofbräuhaus — with the umlaut ...

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German brands such as Dürr and Jägermeister have faced issues from customers in countries such as China, as the umlaut — the dotted accent added to the letters a, o, or u —leads to pronunciation ...

Many German firms have decided that the umlaut – the dotted accent added to the letters a, o, or u – is vexing for foreigners. To make their products easier to find on search engines and pronounce on ...