Re: [icon-users] (OT) Sexed quotes, Was: Smart quotes.
- From: John M Ward <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:29:47 +0000 (GMT)
In article <3d1f932453.pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Peter Young <pnyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 26 Feb 2013 Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [snip]
> > EasiWriter's smart quotes feature is less extensive than that of
> > other programs (e.g., Impression, OvationPro or ArtWorks). It only
> > replaces single quotes you enter by sexed apostrophes and gives
> > easy shortcuts to enter the other sexed quotes...
[small snip]
> I used the expression "sexed quotes" on the newsgroup
> alt.usage.english, and got an outburst of amusement and amazedness.
> Nobody there seemed to have heard this usage, though it seems
> perfectly normal to me, and presumably to Martin too. Is it a RISC OS
> thing, or is the whole of the rest of the world out of step with me?
I believe it is a standard description; though perhaps 'political' might
be more visually representative, as in 'leaning to the left/right' :o)
--
John Ward in Medway, Kent - using RISC OS since 1987
Now using an Iyonix, an A9home, 3 RiscPCs and Virtual-RPC!
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