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Old 10-08-2010, 12:31 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Jellby View Post
Note that blindly replacin' single quotes can do wrong with some of 'em.

Depending on the book, there might be a lot of the above.
Very good point, Jellby. The Dickens book that I'm proof-reading at the moment is full of such quotes in the dialogue. You can get some real gems, such as:

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John said, 'Fred said to me " 'ere 'e is, late as flippin' usual!" '
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