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The second of two vowels in a hiatus can be marked with a diaeresis (or "tréma") - as in words such as coöperative, daïs and reëlect - but its use has become less common, sometimes being replaced by the use of a hyphen. The New Yorker and MIT Technology Review under Jason Pontin have maintained such usage as house styles.

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