[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23907: Scandinavian ligatures transcribed wrong in remove_accents()

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#23907: Scandinavian ligatures transcribed wrong in remove_accents()
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 Reporter:  dnusim        |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  I18N          |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  minor         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |
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Comment (by knutsp):

 Æ (æ) Ø (ø) Å (å) are '''letters''' in the Norwegian, Danish and (Å in
 Finnish) alphabets. They are not ligatures in these languages.

 The letter Ø (ø) does not exist in the Swedish alphabet. Swedish (and
 Finnish) uses Ö (ö), which is a separate letter written as an accented
 character. Swedish has Æ, Ö and Å in its alphabet.

 I would prefer these transcriptions:
 Æ -> ae (like a ligature)
 Ø -> o (like for ö, not to oe)
 Å -> a (not aa)

 Transcribing to a two letter sequence, like for a true ligature, gives
 longer strings and no better readability, imo. (Norwegian speaking)

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