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["Erling Johansen" <erling.johansen@visa.no>]

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I'm norwegian. The common way to write Æ,Ø, Å in english:

Æ = AE
Ø = OE
Å = AA


Erling.


>>> "Ramsey, Darwin" <RamseyD@dot.state.sc.us> 01/14 2:46  >>>
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AE is also, a long "e" sound as in archaeology and encyclopaedia.  Just my
two cents :)  Darwin


> As to your oe or ae question with regards to Ø.   oe is the one to use
> because if you use ae it could very easily be confused with æ. As to
> what Ø, Å and Æ sound like - let's see. Æ sounds like the English ai, as
> in "hair" or "air", which is the best way I can describe it. Å sounds
> like long O as in "over" and Ø is absolutely impossible for me to
> describe. It's a very special sound. No English equivalents.
> 
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