Re: heiße n Was: Re: ess-tset again

[Roland Goretzki]

Hello list, hello Christoph,

You wrote:

> I couldn't find any special rules for the typesetting of songs. 
> The 21st edition of the Duden gives the following rules (corresponding
> to the new orthography):
> 
>  - The ess-tset is usually treated like any other consonant.
>    An example similar to "heißen" is given in rule 129, 2nd
>    bullet: rei- ßen
>    Accordingly, it should be "hei- ßen".
> 
>  - But there's an special exemption in rule 130, 2nd bullet: If "ss"
>    is used as an replacement for "ß" (the official rules allow this in
>    §25, section E2, e.g., when using a typewriter without a ß-Key),
>    then "ss" is treated as two consonants. The Duden actually gives
>    the example "heis- sen".
> 
> Conclusion: If you write "ß" at all, then "hei- ßen" is
> orthograpically correct. But if you don't have an ess-tset on your
> keyboard, then it's still correct to replace "ß" by "ss" and to
> syllabify "heissen" as "heis- sen".

Danke / Thanks

Regards                 Roland