Re: Dutch "ij"

 --- Nik Taylor wrote:

> > So it was treated as one letter, but only when it was written in lowercase.
> > When capitalized, it was written "IJ", in two separate capitals. "Ij" would
> > be very very wrong and very un-Dutch.
>
> Actually, doesn't that mean it's treated as one letter in capitals too?
> If it were treated as two letters, you'd only capitalize the first, thus
> Ij.
Of course, you are right. All I wanted to say is it took two hits on the
typewriter to produce it. But as a matter of fact, it is one letter, indeed.
Just curious: are there other examples in the world's languages of similar
behaviour?

Jan

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