In article <728 at quintus.UUCP>, ok at quintus.uucp (Richard A. O'Keefe) writes:
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> The diaresis is a useful diacritical mark which English retains;
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> This is one reason why
> correct spelling is good manners:
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I presume you mean dieresis or the more correct form, diaeresis. On the
other hand, diuresis might be the best fit.