> But coördinating telephone conversations
As a non-native speaker, I wonder: is this a typo or intentional?
As a non-native speaker, I wonder: is this a typo or intentional?
More usual is 'co-ordinating' or just 'coordinating' without marking the syllable break between the prefix and the root.
True, although there are other languages use the diaeresis to separate vowels that would otherwise be a diphthong, for example French in Noël or Spanish in vergüenza.
It is somewhat archaic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis_(diacritic)#English
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-curse-of-...