[duxuser] Re: An apostrophe s in Microsoft Word
- From: Susan <chrn3292@xxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:00:37 -0600
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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