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Old 03-15-2009, 03:52 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
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.
A single quote looks like an apostrophe, which is why an apostrophe is often used in place of a single quote in certain font sets.
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