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| Posted by Gunnar H on 2016-09-29 07:08:46 |
| The 1 liter measure of beer is literally unknown outside of Bavaria, hence the Bavarian pronunciation should decide the spelling. Die Mass has a short a, should be written so. The Duden reflects the High German pronunciation with a long ah, so Das Maß, in words like Metermaß. The rule in Germany since 1996 is simple: unvoiced s after a short vowel: ss; after a long vowel including diphthongs: ß. The rule then continues to say that if your writing tool does not offer the ß character, you can use ss even after a long vowel or diphthong. The corresponding capital letter is always SS: groß/GROSS. In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, ss is used in all cases, increasingly so also in Austria. My suggestion is: don't bother with ß, just press the s key twice. I switch to a German keyboard when writing longer texts in German, but since Y and Z have swapped places, this makes it a bit awkward for the occasional typer. |
| Followups: |
 Die Mass vs Das Maß by Uncle Jimbo on 2016-09-29 12:29:20 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Gunnar H on 2016-09-29 12:59:02 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Gunnar H on 2016-09-29 13:02:55 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Uncle Jimbo on 2016-09-29 23:47:25 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Nick B. on 2016-09-30 00:34:13 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Gunnar H on 2016-09-30 02:39:23 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Uncle Jimbo on 2016-09-30 03:15:35 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Jürgen Wening on 2016-09-30 03:26:57 |
| Die Mass vs Das Maß by Nick B. on 2016-10-01 01:27:01 |