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Wikipedia Macron Battle
Friday, 24 April 2020, 6:27 pm | Axel Wilke
Great news. As of 22 April 2020, Wikipedia is a reliable source on whether or not a populated place is spelled with a macron. New Zealand’s Wikipedians have finished adding macrons to the titles of those town, city, and settlement articles that should ... More >>
Macrons and Wikipedia
Sunday, 26 January 2020, 11:44 am | Axel Wilke
The use of macrons in New Zealand English is changing fast. Print and television media, local and central government, they have almost all adopted the macron to indicate long vowels in Māori. Macrons are important: a wētā is an insect, but weta is ... More >>