Wachstube

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> I propose nothing. I don't even mention the possibility of anything to
> make a full phonetic representation, merely something which could be
> used, by those who want to mark up text in that way (although many will
> choose not to), to distinguish between words with the same spelling but
> different pronunciations, like "lead" in English. But my words "mark up"
> betray how I think any such proposal would be viewed.

Why not thusly?

Wachstubewachstube
Wachstubewachstjube

Ok. it is strongly discouraged, but apart from that?

By the way, am I correct in assuming that a Wachstube is a big transparant
perspex tube used as a greenhouse?

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