I`ve seen a lot of people lately use this new style of apostrophe as opposed to the standard one such as this one ---> I've.
Is this a new fad starting up or what?
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What`s up with this new style of apostrophe?
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On some European keyboards, keys are rearranged to accommodate accents or extra letters and symbols. This was the case when I used a German keyboard- which meant that the regular apostrophe required the shift key to be pressed aswell, but the funky style of apostrophe didn`t! So I figured that's why people used it- it was more convenient.
No. European keyboards have an ' (without shifting) and also ` (a grave). The grave is as you say an accent, but never a substitute for an apostrophe.
I've seen that being using sometimes too, but it just looks wrong. I always figured it was their windows driven computers screwing up their fonts or something, and not that it was intentionally done.
Presumably you're talking about a UK keyboard, which is what we also use in Ireland. I know that on a German 'QWERTZ' keyboard, you need to shift and press to get an aprostrophe.
Edit: See what I mean?
First one looks wierd.
Sorry to change the subject, but I read a couple things that sounded wierd. Like can you say "I've 2 apples" instead of "I have 2 apple" I know they're the same thing but the first one just sounds wrong. So are they both grammatically correct. There are some other ones but that's the only example I can think of.
Sorry to change the subject, but I read a couple things that sounded wierd. Like can you say "I've 2 apples" instead of "I have 2 apple" I know they're the same thing but the first one just sounds wrong. So are they both grammatically correct. There are some other ones but that's the only example I can think of.
Who`s using the accent grave as an apostrophe? I don`t think I`ve ever seen anyone doing that. `Tis silly.
`Sufferin' `Succotash.
Like that? That ju`st `seem`s `silly!
No. Like this:
> (setq a 1)
1
> '(x y)
(x y)
> (setq b '(x y))
(x y)
> '(a b)
(a b)
> `(a b)
(a b)
> `(,a ,b)
(1 (x y))
> `(a ,@b)
(a x y)
> `(a ,(+ a 2))
(a 3)
> `(a ,@(list a 2))
(a 1 2)
> `(a ,@(list 'a 2))
(a a 2)
I did. Thanks for the correction.
Cheers, this is one of the things that wind me up.
It really depends on the context. The second one is used most but the first is perfectly acceptable.
I've two apples to give you. I have two apples in the car.
The second one would be used if you want to emphasize the ownership. The first maybe when the second verb, in this case, to give, is more important.
On Spanish keyboards, the accent ´ is where the apostrophe ' is (on the American-English keyboard). The `is above ´and the ' is above that.
At first I would always write ´ instead of ', but my theory doesn't work for `unless I'm just really sloppily typing.
At first I would always write ´ instead of ', but my theory doesn't work for `unless I'm just really sloppily typing.
'tis also used for quotes in LaTeX.
e.g. "``quote''" would give you "quote".
it's not particularly new, i see it all over the place, i suspect mostly because of the lisp and LaTeX uses.
Totally off topic, but playing with the ` key I just hit it with the Cmd key and found it cycles through the windows of the app you're using. And if you do the same in Exposé it brings all the windows of each app front and centre in turn.
hahaha oh you poor poor man you have been missing out on this feature for a looong time!!! hahaha