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At 2:41 AM +1100 11/2/02, Rick Jelliffe wrote:
>Do we really think people will type &GREEK_SMALL_LETTER_ALPHA;
>rather than α ? Or
>
> Martin D&LATIN_SMALL_LETTER_U_WITH_DIAESERIS;erst
>
>rather than Martin Düerst.
>
>Let alone
>
>&LEFT-POINTING_DOUBLE_ANGLE_QUOTATION_MARK;ecart&RIGHT-POINTING_DOUBLE_ANGLE_QUOTATION_MARK;
>
>instead of «ecart»
It varies. I can remember α through ω and Α through
Ω. I can normally remember é, á, and a few
others. However, I always have to look up ones like ü and
« whereas I could plausibly guess
&LATIN_SMALL_LETTER_U_WITH_DIAERESIS; and
&LEFT-POINTING_DOUBLE_ANGLE_QUOTATION_MARK;
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