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I can't help but notice you are using “ (U+201C : LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK {double turned comma quotation mark}) instead of ″ (U+2033 : DOUBLE PR
by Tepix 3y ago
I can't help but notice you are using
“ (U+201C : LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK {double turned comma quotation mark})
instead of
″ (U+2033 : DOUBLE PRIME {seconds, inches})
in the headline.
- alexandernl 3y agoI apologize for the grave mistake.
- zauguin 3y agoIt's really more an acute mistake.
- alexandernl 3y agoI apologize for the acute mistake.
- harperlee 3y agoJust in case some people don’t get the joke: https://blog.duolingo.com/french-accent-marks-pronunciation/ https://blog.duolingo.com/french-accent-marks-pronunciation/
- mikkelam 3y agoI love hackernews
- JadeNB 3y agoI didn't know there was a Unicode code point for that! I'd always thought one should just use straight quotes for inches. Thanks!
- avgcorrection 3y agoStraight quotes are acceptable too: https://practicaltypography.com/foot-and-inch-marks.html https://practicaltypography.com/foot-and-inch-marks.html
- JadeNB 3y agoThat was exactly the reference I turned up—though I (shamefully) didn't read far enough to see the mention of proper foot and inch marks, only the initial recommendation to use straight quotes.