Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

AZJonnie

(3,515 posts)

9. Where did I say curly double quotes? I said curly quotes. Meaning either single or double.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:24 PM

2 hrs ago

Again, I'm just telling you what to do to save yourself some work. Do with that info what you will

ETA, oh I get it now, to you, a single quote is an apostrophe, not a "quote". When you're a programmer, there's single quotes and double quotes, and "apostrophe's" just aren't a 'thing'

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Daines Drops Re-election Bid in Montana, Upending a Senate Race [View all] BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago OP

All that garbage appeared when you previewed or edited your post AZJonnie 2 hrs ago #1

It's only doing it for the single and double quote marks BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #2

Yes, I know exactly what it is and why it's happening. AZJonnie 2 hrs ago #3

It just started happening today BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #4

It started yesterday actually, but yeah, it's very recent. AZJonnie 2 hrs ago #7

Appreciate much BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #10

I can paste this sentence from Word onto DU, with curly quotes and you'll see them just fine/normal AZJonnie 2 hrs ago #5

It's not just the curly quotes but the single quote marks too BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #6

Where did I say curly double quotes? I said curly quotes. Meaning either single or double. AZJonnie 2 hrs ago #9

Thank you for clarifying BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #11

Every font set supports a presentation of straight 'single' and "double quotes", and curly 'single' and "double quotes" AZJonnie 22 min ago #12

There's a thread in the Community Help forum about this BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #8