Generation ñ (enya)

[Douglas G. Wilson]

> It seems I didn't go far enough, although I still
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Well, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Using Alt-0241 to enter
the "ñ" (n-tilde), I'll try ...

berson

~900,000 claimed hits

bersoñ

~900,000 claimed hits

"berson"

~900,000 claimed hits

"bersoñ"

3 hits, all erroneous of course, but all superficially having the n-tilde.

Putting quotes on forces the "ñ" to be found ("n" not accepted); however
I don't think it will force "n" to be found to the exclusion of "ñ".

Let's try ...

mañana

~94,000,000 claimed hits

mañaña

~94,000,000 claimed hits

"mañana"

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