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edit in eta
added bit for roundtrip "trap"

edit in eta
added bit for roundtrip "trap"
Comment thread Upcasing.md
* `τραπέζι` becomes `ΤΡΑΠΕΖΙ`

**Exception**: the disjoint preposition `ή` (a single-letter word) *keeps* the accent and becomes `Ή`.
**Exception**: the disjoint preposition `ή` (a single-letter word) *keeps* the accent and becomes `Ή`. In this case, _and this case only_, is it acceptable to have a tonos to the left of a capital letter in all-cap setting.

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Why restrict it to "all-cap setting" ?

Although rare, there could be an sentence-initial Ή (and the rest of the sentence not in all caps).

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Good point, my phrasing is not clear. How about:
Exception: the disjoint preposition ή (a single-letter word) always keeps the accent and becomes Ή. This includes when the Ή is at the beginning of a sentence, whether followed by lowercase or capital letters.

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Co-authored-by: Alexios Zavras (zvr) <zvr+git@zvr.gr>
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