Re: Uppercase Sharp-S? (was: locale category and character sets)

From: John Cowan ([email protected])
Date: Mon Jul 27 1998 - 10:52:38 EDT

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Otto Stolz scripsit:

> Excerpt from that note:
> : *Contrary to the official rule (Amtliches Regelwerk) and consequently
> : not allowed are writings of sharp-S in the middle of capitalized words
> : like "MA�STAB" or "STRA�E". Allowed is only the writing of sharp-S in the
> : middle of capitalized documentary names - the exceptional case - like
> : "GRO�E" as for the distinction to "GROSSE".

So what is now correct for all-caps usage: MASSSTAB, or MASSTAB?

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