1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ awlxaĺan (awl) http://rainbowdash.net/awl http://rainbowdash.net/notice/3885334 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/9" class="url" title="Rarity"><span class="fn nickname mention">rarity</span></a></span> the umlaut is used in other languages utilising the Latin script for the same reason; separation of vowel sounds (french is such an example), but i will always see the Russian ë (pronounced yo) or the #<span class="tag"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/tag/maycan" rel="tag">Maycan</a></span> character (sounds like u in Japanese 'desu').