[bksvol-discuss] Re: British quotes
- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:33:25 EDT
Actually, only the right single quote looks exactly like an apostrophe. The
left one is identical except for the fact that it is upside down. Or is it the
other way around? In a message dated 8/15/2008 11:47:04 P.M. Pacific
Daylight Time, popularplace@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Just for clarification, and maybe it's being picky, but Rik is using the
correct terminology--single quotes are theoretically different from
apostrophes,
though I admit that they look exactly alike, whether on the keyboard or
handwritten or typed on the old typewriters. I guess the difference is
function
rather than form. smile
A fun book to read that is in the collection is Eat, Shoots & Leaves, by
Lynn Truss. It explains a lot of the differences in British and U.S.
punctuation
usage and the importance of punctuation and the history in general.
Cindy
--- On Fri, 8/15/08, Rick Roderick <rickrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Rick Roderick <rickrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] British quotes
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 5:42 PM
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am validating a book written by an American seminary
> professor but
> originally pubished in England.
>
> The American edition has preserved the British quotes,
> mostly single. When
> I started validating, I didn't realize this and
> didn't know the difference.
>
> After changing the quotes to American style, do I keep
> going the way I am,
> release the book and download it again, preserving the
> quotes the way the
> were.
>
> What I don't want to do is have half one-way and half
> the other.
>
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