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From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas)
Newsgroups: net.flame,net.nlang
Subject: Re: Apostrophes and alot
Message-ID: <951@utah-gr.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 23-Oct-83 18:39:04 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 23 18:39:04 1983
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If you've ever used a printer which (correctly - read the ASCII
standard) prints the character ` as an "accent grave", you will
understand the reluctance of some people to use it.  ASCII does not have
"properly matched quotes" in the character set, so we have to make the
best of what we DO have.

=Spencer