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[Opinions] Here are some audio samples
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Audio for German umlauts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTzZn6j0A4YLaconic: an umlaut marks a change in the sound of the original letter.I don't speak German, though -- maybe a speaker here would like to go into detail?Another video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbVxr6YgB0

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That's very interesting. Thank you. It didn't include the letter "e", so I wonder if umlauts just aren't used for "e" in general.
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That's because German doesn't have an ë. It's not an umlaut.It's used in other languages, though. Wiki is pretty clear on it's usage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8B
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Thanks! That clears it up!
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