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Asking the real questions (jlai.lu)
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[–] 58 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I had to convince people to let me on board a plane because my name contain a swedish letter (å). Their computer system translated it into "aa", which then didn't match my passport.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    That one I can actually see, having an extra letter that doesn't match. Dropped punctuation or symbols (whatever the flair is called) though personally I wouldn't care.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's the wrong way of looking at an å.

    It's not just an a with decoration. It actually has different pronunciation and is typically replaced with aa if no å is available. (I'm neither Swedish nor Norwegian, so not 100% sure, but it's what happened to Erling Haaland).

    Similarly, you would replace a German ä with ae. So if my name was Bäcker, it would be wrong to spell it Backer on a ticket. Baecker would be the way.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yes I'm aware it's not an a with decoration jfc. I'm saying for computer entries that garble things, I wouldn't care about matching it up so perfectly (with dropped whatever those things are called) as to not allow someone to board a plane.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Your name is transliterated in your passport? That's on the Swedish authorities then.

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