HEAVY METAL UMLAUT!!!
i find it extremely comedic that there exists the phrase "heavy metal umlaut," in order to distinguish it from other uses (namely, correct ones). a branding tool used to arm any unassuming word (or band name) with a bit of viking flair, i think the term is a dead ringer for a possible name!
or maybe not... but still, its so obtuse, its awesome!
"The German word Umlaut roughly means change of pronunciation, as it is composed of um-, "around", and Laut, "sound". Adding an umlaut indeed changes the pronunciation of a vowel in standard (i.e. not heavy-metal) usage... "
(ps. or, tim, it could be recursively acronymed to "HMU MEANS UNHOLY!"
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