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Originally Posted by Ayumi no Yume
O-diaeresis
O with diaeresis occurs in several languages which use diaereses. In these languages the letter represents a normal O, and the pronunciation does not change. Historically some writers have used it in English words such as zoölogy and coöperate.
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This is not all together true... as I speak perfect Icelandic I can assure you that the "ö" is pronounced differently than a standard "o". The o-diaeresis in zoölogy & coöperate is a carryover from old english and used mainly for impact... Incidentialy Icelandic is almost identical to Old English, as both came from the same source... Icelandic however has gone through almost no linguistic transformation from the day's of settlement - to modern times, compaired to Englishes 3 periods & 4 major branch's.
But yeh... It dosen't matter how in the world you pronounce Björk's name... it's the music that matters!
