[quote=@Gunther]
In order for me to use an umlaut, I must google a word that contains an umlaut, copy/paste it out. When I am writing quickly, I skip the umlauts. Also, I did not receive lessons in German grammar until I got to college, but again, that was about 30 years ago. I forgot a lot; no one to practice speaking the language with.

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If you want to type an umlaut, just remember there is an e after it. Für = fuer, for instance. Same with the German ß, which can be written as ss.