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> Totally unrelated question: How are you getting proper open-closed quotes? On a Mac you have them on some keys by holding down a modifier. On Windows and Li
by virtualritz 3y ago
> Totally unrelated question: How are you getting proper open-closed quotes?
On a Mac you have them on some keys by holding down a modifier.
On Windows and Linux you need to use a utility of some sorts or modify key bindings for your desktop environment.
On Android you hold the resp. quote key on the virtual keyboard to get a selection of resp. quotes to choose from.
On that note: a good typographer will use single quotes for quoting ‘single’ words.
- zuminator 3y agoOK, thanks. I was imagining that perhaps the person had composed their reply in Word and then copy-pasted it as a comment, which seemed like overkill for an HN comment. > On that note: a good typographer will use single quotes for quoting ‘single’ words. Really? I find that surprising. At least in the US, the majority of style guides only recommend using single quote marks when embedding a quote within a quite.