its meaning varies by language:
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The name "Zoë" with two dots above the "e" is pronounced as "Zoh-ee" with a long "o" sound and emphasis on the second syllable.
This is called the dieresis ( die-air-uh-siss ), and it indicates that the letter beneath it is to be pronounced separately. For example, in the words reënter or coöperate, the dieresis shows that the second e or o is a separate syllable from the first e or o. Likewise, it is used to show that final e is pronounced, as in the Greek Korë (kaw-ray).
"Bellevue" is a word that has two L's and two E's in it.
The e placed in the o in certain French words is to show what is called umlaut. In German, the same effect is created with the two dots ( called an umlaut) over the o. Umlaut changes the sound of a vowel, in this case from o to something more like er.
There are two vowels in 'table'. Those vowels are 'a' and 'e'.
I think the two dots are an umlaut. In that cas it is pronunced as if there were an e after the a. 'Staer'
The two dots over the "e" in "Noël" are called a diaeresis, or "trema." It indicates that the vowel should be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel, ensuring the correct pronunciation of the word. In this case, it signals that the "o" and "e" are pronounced as distinct syllables.
The two dots over the letter E in Noel indicate that it should be pronounced as two separate syllables. This diacritic mark is called a diaeresis and is used to show that the vowels are to be pronounced individually rather than as a digraph.
The name "Zoë" with two dots above the "e" is pronounced as "Zoh-ee" with a long "o" sound and emphasis on the second syllable.
It is a schwa with a diersis (ə̈) and it's used in very few languages, such as the Proto-Samoyed language.
The two dots above the "e" in Brontë are called a diaeresis. It is used to indicate that the "e" is pronounced separately from the preceding vowel. It is a diacritic mark that helps with the correct pronunciation and emphasis of the name.
Christmas = Noel (with two dots over the e) Halloween = la nuit des sorcieres (with an accent grave over the first e in sorcieres) Easter = Paques (with an accent circonflexe over the a) Thanksgiving = d'action de graces (with an accent circonflexe over the a in graces)
All you have to do is hold in the e key and go up or down with you blackberry's trackpad or scrollerball.
Geseen enn. (Two dots on top of the e after the s in Gesseen.)
The letter "ä" with two dots over it is called an umlaut, commonly found in German and other languages. It modifies the pronunciation of the vowel, changing the sound to a more fronted articulation. In German, for example, "ä" is pronounced similarly to the English "e" in "bet." Umlauts can also appear in other languages, serving various phonetic and sometimes grammatical purposes.
I think they are supposed to e-bombs, since you usually need two these days.
It depends on where you live but here is how you say mother: *nene or mama The e's have two dots above them.