Sept. 2, 2011
12:30 a.m.
Guido van Rossum wrote:
I recall long ago that when the french wrote words in all caps they would drop the accents, e.g. ECOLE. I even recall (through the mists of time) observing this in Paris on public signs. Is this still the convention?
This page features a number of French street signs in all-caps, and some of them have accents: http://www.happymall.com/france/paris_street_signs.htm -- Greg