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I've always wondered which is the correct spelling: "naïve" or "naive"? Are both correct, and it is just a whichever-you-feel-comfortable-with?

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Possible duplicate: the question of naïve is covered in the top answer. – Kosmonaut Feb 15 '11 at 20:07
@Kosmonaut: yes, good catch. The question is different, but the answer covers this one very nicely; this’ll be a useful redirect to have to that one. – PLL Feb 15 '11 at 20:29

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Either way. The dieresis is optional. Mostly it gets left off because people find it difficult to add it.

Actually, spelling it "naïve" is seen less and less, at least in the U.S., and is probably moribund if not actually archaic at this point here.

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Presumably you mean the spelling with the diaeresis is moribund? In UK usage at least, the word per se seems common enough. – Neil Coffey Feb 15 '11 at 20:25
@Neil Coffey: Yes, I thought it was clear from context. I'll make it explicit just in case. – Robusto Feb 15 '11 at 20:26

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