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[[File:ABSCHUSZGERAET.jpg|thumb|Capitalization as SZ on a [[Bundeswehr]] crate ({{lang|de|ABSCHUSZGERAET}} for the pre-reform spelling {{lang|de|Abschußgerät}} 'launcher')]] |
[[File:ABSCHUSZGERAET.jpg|thumb|Capitalization as SZ on a [[Bundeswehr]] crate ({{lang|de|ABSCHUSZGERAET}} for the pre-reform spelling {{lang|de|Abschußgerät}} 'launcher')]] |
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As in the new orthography, it was possible to write {{angbr|ss}} for {{angbr|ß}} if the character was not available. When using |
As in the new orthography, it was possible to write {{angbr|ss}} for {{angbr|ß}} if the character was not available. When using allcaps, the pre-1996 rules called for rendering {{angbr|ß}} as {{angbr|SS}} in allcaps ''except'' when there was ambiguity, in which case it should be rendered as {{angbr|SZ}}. The common example for such a case is {{lang|de|IN MASZEN}} ({{lang|de|in Maßen}} "in moderate amounts") vs. {{lang|de|IN MASSEN}} ({{lang|de|in Massen}} "in massive amounts"); in this example the spelling difference between {{angbr|ß}} vs. {{angbr|ss}} produces completely different meanings.{{cn|date=August 2023}} |
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=== Switzerland and Liechtenstein === |
=== Switzerland and Liechtenstein === |