![]() ![]() In Swedish, it's a completely separate letter. ![]() An umlaut is a modification of an existing letter, in the German language, to indicate a sound change. Posts on the Minneapolis-based American Swedish Institute's Facebook page called attention to the character in question, the second-to-last letter in the word Lindström. "Lindström seeks Swede deal from MnDOT on dots" (Star Tribune).Īll of a sudden, it was all about two dots over an "o." "Even if I have to drive to Lindström and paint the umlauts on the city limit signs myself, I'll do it," proclaimed Gov. "Townsfolk go dotty over lost umlaut" (The Times of London). The headlines, for good or bad, basically wrote themselves. And that didn't sit well with some of Lindström / Lindstrom's residents. When the Minnesota Department of Transportation updated its signage, the community of about 4,400 became Lindstrom. For decades, the signs at the city limits identified the place as Lindström. And everyone included CNN, the Washington Post, MPR News and the website Geography Education, which describes itself as "a place for geography students and teachers to find interesting, current supplemental materials."įor starters, it transpired in a town where the water tower resembles a giant Swedish coffee pot. It was one of those "gotta have it" stories. ![]()
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