Hi Dave, On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 02:48:35PM -0600, Dave Kemper wrote: > One final point unrelated to the macro names: > > > B2. It would be trivial to support the British, who use the wrong > > quotation marks^W^W^W^W^Wdrive on the wrong side of the > > road^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^Whave a different quotation mark convention. > > One argument against this is that the difference between American and > British quoting conventions goes beyond which quotation marks are > used; it also affects on which side of a closing quotation mark a > period or comma goes. And there's no way for groff to figure that > out, which means that, if the macros implement this propoasal, they'd > be modifying only one aspect of quoting style--which might make the > other one seem even more out of place (at least to those sticklers who > notice such things).
Hmmm, good reminder. The British are right on the quotes. Just like their wall plugs are the best. A couple of things the British did well. Cheers, Alex -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/>
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