From: Hans Aberg (haberg@math.su.se)
Date: Sat Feb 03 2007 - 08:35:32 CST
On 3 Feb 2007, at 09:06, Jukka K. Korpela wrote:
>> Also I would suggest replacing every vertical apostrophe-quote by
>> an oblique apostrophe (high comma, which should show as a wedge
>> glyph in sans-serif fonts, or as a 9-shaped glyph in serif fonts),
>
> I think you mean that U+0027 APOSTROPHE ("Ascii apostrophe") should
> be replaced by U+2019 RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK ("typographer's
> apostrophe"). Yes, it should. U+0027 is not a correct apostrophe in
> any human language that I heard of, t
Aren't you lead stray by the poor renderings usually given to U+0027?
As it is semantically an apostrophe, it should be used when an
apostrophe is called for; not U+2019, as it should be used in
quotations. But U+0027 should be given, better, apostrophe looking
renderings. If this task, getting better fonts, seems hopeless,
perhaps a new apostrophe character should be added.
Hans Aberg
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