tributaries of å

In Swedish, the letter 'å' is pronounced as a long 'o', and as a word it means small river or stream.

In English it doesn't exist, so in America they use it decoratively, naturally. "I don't know, Jim, what it 'means' or where it comes from. But do you think Mötley Crüe could-a/would-a achieved half as much if they'd worried about spelling?" shakes fist, tightly, as if literally self single-handedly fending off self-attack, "Do you? Extraneous flourishes are gold, man, GOLD I tell you." Turns on heel, lavendar satin lining of cape flips out dramatically in his wake. After five well-measured strides, he looks back smuggly at his co-workers - who remain unconvinced, thinking instead of gold and other shiny things, even crinkled aluminum foil.

What this means for you, the consumer:

The logo of the TV series Stargate resembles "STARGÅTE" and should be pronounced Stargoat-eh.