In message <dcede98876881b649a01b4276940f0c1.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ajh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Am 26.03.2010 15:36, schrieb David Pilling: > >> Of course I don't know what these symbols are - give me a Unicode value. > >> But it seemed to me the scrambling was a result of passing through > >> Brian's mail program not mine. > >> > > That would be U+201E and U+201C then. TypoWiki gives a nice rendering > > > > 99/66 > > > > which BTW is rather astounding because U+201C is named > > 'double left quote', in Windows at least. > > Not particularly astounding as English usage U+201C is used as left double > quote and U+201D is Right double quote - when I was at school these were > referred to as 66 and 99. > Astounding to me was they used 'double left quote' in the german name, albeit we use it on the right. Same as when I think of people driving on the left side of the road - how can they 8-) Then again 69 looks far more interesting than 96... Regards -- Martin Vethake Uffenkamp Computer Systeme snailmail: Uffenkamp Computer Systeme Gartenstr. 3 D-32130 Enger-Dreyen Inhaber: Kai Uffenkamp USt.-ID-Nr. DE 125 408 721 email : martinv@xxxxxx web : http://www.ucs.de/ voice : +49-5224-978075 fax : +49-5224-978076 To unsubscribe or subscribe goto: //www.freelists.org/list/davidpilling