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AlexBell · 12-18-2012, 10:33 PM

I'm in process of preparing a book in English which is set in France in the 1500s for the MobileRead Library. The original text is from Project Gutenberg and the French words with accents do not display properly - the accents do not show as html entities, and may be Apple speak.

I've got all the words so far with the aid of a small French dictionary and the remnants of the French I learned when I lived in Canada, but the latest one has defeated me. The word appears as estramaçons, and is used in the context of a sword fight.

Can anyone tell me please what the French word is, preferably with the accents, or what ç would be as an html entity?

I've looked at several versions of the original book on the Internet Archive, but they are all full of OCR errors.

12-18-2012, 10:33 PM	#1
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	I need a French or Apple speaker I'm in process of preparing a book in English which is set in France in the 1500s for the MobileRead Library. The original text is from Project Gutenberg and the French words with accents do not display properly - the accents do not show as html entities, and may be Apple speak. I've got all the words so far with the aid of a small French dictionary and the remnants of the French I learned when I lived in Canada, but the latest one has defeated me. The word appears as estramaçons, and is used in the context of a sword fight. Can anyone tell me please what the French word is, preferably with the accents, or what ç would be as an html entity? I've looked at several versions of the original book on the Internet Archive, but they are all full of OCR errors.