[bksvol-discuss] Re: Question Regarding British Quotes
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:48:55 -0500
I have always been a staunch admirer of those who participated in the Boston
Tea Party! When you consider the times, it took a lot of courage!
Sue S.
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From: "Elizabeth and Burton" <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:04 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question Regarding British Quotes
But then they will lose their accents and start to sound American like
everything else. grin
E.
At 04:55 PM 10/10/2006, you wrote:
>Hi, Monica. What an awesome idea. First, we reform their position on
>quotes and the floodgates will open. We'll fix their spelling, make them
>drive on the right (pun intended), side of the road and more things I
>can't think of off the top of my head. Oh yeah, make them dial 911
>instead of9 99. That'll fix 'em! British reform, it's not your Great
>Great Great Great grandfather's Boston Tea party anymore. <grins>
>
>Lisa
>
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Willyard"
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>Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:28 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Question Regarding British Quotes
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>>>Bleh! I don't suppose there's any way to reform the Brits and teach
>>>them to use quotes, is there? In the books I scan, they are changed by
>>>a batch processer I use because hearing Jaws say apostrophe all the time
>>>annoys me. That really doesn't answer your question though. I don't
>>>know what the official position is on quotation marks. I would think
>>>that your text should look fine for the Braille folks since all they'll
>>>see is an apostrophe like Jaws does.
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>>Monica Willyard
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