[duxuser] Re: single quotes and apostrophes
- From: "Kaizen ESL Program" <kaizen_esl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2003 12:42:19 -0700
I think when we find a number 1 replaced by a letter l, this is usually a
scanning error. The character recognition program, such as OpenBook,
Kurtzwheil, Omnipage, etc. thinks that the number 1 is a letter l. Many
times people who are reading it on the screen or seeing on paper can't tell
the difference because the shapes are quite close in print. This is another
example of having to proofread and clean up scanned material.
Many years ago, when we were only using typewriters, some of the older
typewriters used the letter l instead of the number 1. And, some people who
were used to typing the letter l for the number 1 had a hard time developing
the habit of using the key for the number 1 rather than hitting the letter
l. But, I don't think that this occurs at all any more. If it does, it is
only very infrequently.
Sylvie Kashdan
Instructor/Curriculum Coordinator
KAIZEN PROGRAM for New English Learners with Visual Limitations
810-A Hiawatha Place South
Seattle, WA 98144
phone: (206) 784-5619
email: kaizen_esl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Senk, Mark J." <zia7@xxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 11:43 AM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: single quotes and apostrophes
This shows that appearances can be deceiving. Speech users will
occasionally find the year 1999 typed as l999 - L replacing the 1 in the
second case.
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