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* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself [[SelfDeprecation "Thë Ümläüt Äbüsërs"]].

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A heavy metal band calls itself [[SelfDeprecation "Thë Ümläüt Äbüsërs"]].Äbüsërs"]].
** A heavy metal band is named "Thė Trȯpėrs".
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Merged with Grammar Nazi per thread.


* '''Played For Laughs''': A SpellingNazi rants at The Tröpers' umlaut abuse.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': A SpellingNazi GrammarNazi rants at The Tröpers' umlaut abuse.

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* '''Reconstructed''': The umlaut-using band names itself with an actual badass-sounding German word, avoiding the problem with pronunciation.
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* '''Reconstructed''': The umlaut-using band names itself with an actual badass-sounding "Schlägerei" - German word, avoiding for "brawl" - which avoids the problem with pronunciation.
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pronunciation problem, and at the same time serves as a "this is a heavy metal band" indicator for both English-speakers and German-speakers.
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A Good Waste''': ???scene where "The Tröpers" are mentioned shows two people looking at their poster (which isn't shown), and one of them scratching their head and asking: "How do you pronounce that?"



%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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%%* * '''Played For Drama''': ??? The band starts arguing and nearly splits over the question of gratuitous umlauts.
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** Every single letter has umlauts on them, even letters that never have them otherwise.
* '''Downplayed''': Even though the band's official name is "The Tröpers", it's often written without the umlaut.

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** Every single letter has umlauts on them, them - even letters the ones that never have them otherwise.
** The album titles and track titles also contain plenty of gratuitous umlauts.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Even though the band's official name is "The Tröpers", it's often written without the umlaut.umlaut.
** The band's actual name is "The Tropers", but it's frequently stylized as "The Tröpers".



* '''Subverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself "Flügel" (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there, they're just a Music/{{Wings}} cover band.
* '''Double Subverted''': But the band didn't know it at the time someone came up with the name and gave it to them. They just assumed it was there to look cool.
* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself [[SelfDeprecation "Ümläüt Äbüsërs"]].

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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A heavy metal band calls itself "Flügel" (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there, they're just a Music/{{Wings}} cover band.
** Alan, Bob, Carl and Dave announce that they've formed a band named "The Tröpers". Everyone assumes it's a heavy metal band, but then they release their first track... a Music/OneDirection cover.
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But the band didn't know it at the time someone came up with the name and gave it to them. They just assumed it was there to look cool.
** Their first track turns out to be a heavy metal cover of a One Direction song.
** It turns out that The Tröpers only released a One Direction cover to {{troll|ingCreator}}. They go on to release actual heavy metal tracks.
* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself [[SelfDeprecation "Ümläüt "Thë Ümläüt Äbüsërs"]].



* '''Enforced''': The band put umlauts in their name because it was common when it was formed.

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* '''Enforced''': The band put umlauts in their name because it was common when it was formed.formed, and they wanted to (1) make it obvious from their name that they were a heavy metal band, and (2) look cool.



* '''Defied''': The band doesn't want unnecessary umlauts in their name because they think it's abuse of diacritical marks that have meaningful functions.

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* '''Defied''': The label suggests adding an umlaut to the "The Tropers" name. The band doesn't want unnecessary umlauts in their name members refuse because they think it's don't want to abuse of diacritical marks that have meaningful functions.



* '''Reconstructed''': The umlaut-using band names itself with an actual badass-sounding German word, avoiding the problem with pronounciation.

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* '''Reconstructed''': The umlaut-using band names itself with an actual badass-sounding German word, avoiding the problem with pronounciation.pronunciation.



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%%* * '''Played For Laughs''': ???A SpellingNazi rants at The Tröpers' umlaut abuse.
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* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself "Ümläüt Äbüsërs".

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* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself [[SelfDeprecation "Ümläüt Äbüsërs".Äbüsërs"]].
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* '''Exploited''': The Tröpers are playing at the big rock festival; their name is printed on posters with umlauts, so heavy metal fans would understand they will play their favourite genre (and not something else) and will gather at the time The Tröpers will perform.

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* '''Exploited''': The Tröpers "The Tröpers" are playing at the big rock festival; their name is printed on posters with umlauts, so heavy metal fans would understand they will play their favourite genre (and not something else) and will would gather at the time The Tröpers "The Tröpers" will perform.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???The Tröpers are playing at the big rock festival; their name is printed on posters with umlauts, so heavy metal fans would understand they will play their favourite genre (and not something else) and will gather at the time The Tröpers will perform.

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* '''Deconstructed''': When The Tröpers decide to tour in Germany, local metalheads pronounce their name as "The Truoepers", leading to {{Narm}}.
* '''Reconstructed''': The umlaut-using band names itself with an actual badass-sounding German word, avoiding the problem with pronounciation.



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* '''Exaggerated''': A heavy metal band is named "Thë Tröpërs".

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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A heavy metal band is named "Thë Tröpërs".Tröpërs".
** Every single letter has umlauts on them, even letters that never have them otherwise.
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* '''Subverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself "Flügel" (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there.

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* '''Subverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself "Flügel" (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there.there, they're just a Music/{{Wings}} cover band.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???The name is an actual German word that contains an umlaut.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???The name is sometimes written "The Tropers", sometimes "The Tröpers", sometimes "Thë Tröpërs"...
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* '''Straight''': A heavy metal band is named ''The Tröpers''.
* '''Exaggerated''': A heavy metal band is named ''Thë Tröpërs''.
* '''Downplayed''': Even though the band's official name is ''The Tröpers'', it's often written without the umlaut.

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* '''Straight''': A heavy metal band is named ''The Tröpers''.
"The Tröpers".
* '''Exaggerated''': A heavy metal band is named ''Thë Tröpërs''.
"Thë Tröpërs".
* '''Downplayed''': Even though the band's official name is ''The Tröpers'', "The Tröpers", it's often written without the umlaut.



* '''Inverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Flugel''. If the "u" had an umlaut, it would have been the German word for "wing" (or "grand piano"), but the band decided to remove it from their name to eliminate any difficulties that might arise from writing the umlaut with certain keyboards.
* '''Subverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Flügel'' (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there.

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* '''Inverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Flugel''."Flugel". If the "u" had an umlaut, it would have been the German word for "wing" (or "grand piano"), but the band decided to remove it from their name to eliminate any difficulties that might arise from writing the umlaut with certain keyboards.
* '''Subverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Flügel'' "Flügel" (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there.



* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Ümläüt Äbüsërs''.

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* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Ümläüt Äbüsërs''."Ümläüt Äbüsërs".



* '''Averted''': The band simply decides to go with the name ''The Tropers''.

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* '''Averted''': The band simply decides to go with the name ''The Tropers''."The Tropers".



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Someone suggests that the band put umlauts in their name to make it look cool.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Even though the band's official name is ''The Tröpers'', it's often written without the umlaut.
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'''Basic Trope''': A heavy metal band uses umlauts in its name.
* '''Straight''': A heavy metal band is named ''The Tröpers''.
* '''Exaggerated''': A heavy metal band is named ''Thë Tröpërs''.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Flugel''. If the "u" had an umlaut, it would have been the German word for "wing" (or "grand piano"), but the band decided to remove it from their name to eliminate any difficulties that might arise from writing the umlaut with certain keyboards.
* '''Subverted''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Flügel'' (Wing). It's an actual German word and the umlaut is supposed to be there.
* '''Double Subverted''': But the band didn't know it at the time someone came up with the name and gave it to them. They just assumed it was there to look cool.
* '''Parodied''': A heavy metal band calls itself ''Ümläüt Äbüsërs''.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': The band simply decides to go with the name ''The Tropers''.
* '''Enforced''': The band put umlauts in their name because it was common when it was formed.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Hey, another band with umlauts in their name. I never learnt to pronounce those things."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The band doesn't want unnecessary umlauts in their name because they think it's abuse of diacritical marks that have meaningful functions.
* '''Discussed''': "You plan to start a band? Are you going to put umlauts in its name?"
* '''Conversed''': "Why do all these people in this film think umlauts make a band name more [[BuffySpeak heavy metaly]]?"
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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