[duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
- From: "Terri Pannett" <pann1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:29:38 -0800
I don't know what books you have been reading, but I see single quotes all
the time! Your statement is not accurate.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan" <chrn3292@xxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:00 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
:
:
: Actually, you are better off having smart quotes turned ON. We don't use
: the single quotes in the US very often, but if they do appear, the only
: way DBT translates it correctly is if the smart quotes are used
: (otherwise the single quotes are recognized as apostrophes). For
: example, try the following two lines, with and without smart quotes. The
: second line translates incorrectly when straight quotes are used.
:
: "I don't like milk."
: 'I don't like milk.'
:
: That said, I don't know how quotes are used on the other side of the
: pond, and if George gets the same results when using BAUK rules.
:
: Susan
:
:
: George Bell wrote on 3/28/2006, 12:39 PM:
:
: Hi Catherine,
:
: The version very often is the issue. I cannot find a problem with the
: current DBT, even with SmartQuotes turned on in Word.
:
: George.
:
: -----Original Message-----
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: [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Catherine
: Thomas
: Sent: 28 March 2006 18:35
: To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Subject: [duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
:
: George, I've encountered the mis-translation of the apostrophe by MSWORd
: in many different circumstances. I've found it in documents prepared by
: others which I have been asked to transcribe and I have also encountered
: it in hard copy braille. The problem in the case is NOT with Duxbury. It
: is with MSWORd. The question again is what would cause ordinary literary
: text prepared by the average person to translate the apostrophe in these
: various alternative ways? Can the apostrophe be produced in various ways
: on the keyboard? Do various typefaces under MSWORD show the apostrophe
: differntly? Duxbury is doing its job--it's translating what it sees.
: Since not all MSWORD documents have this problem the version sn't the
: issue (I don't think). Catherine
:
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