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Old 03-15-2009, 03:39 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
Yep, I've noticed this in some books I've bought off Amazon UK.

Single quotes, as in ' which is also used as an apostrophe is quite common. I use it, although I'd love to know the reasons why this is considered a bad thing for ebooks, as it's easily swapped around for the more traditional ".

Clarification: It's easily swapped around while writing, and if you're on a Mac, because the ' and " are in exactly the same position on the keyboard, it's a matter of using SHIFT or not.

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