Dan Sommers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > > I was pretty sure that « and » were guillmots, but google sure > > preferred the sea bird when I asked it. > > They're guillemets (with an "e"); this is a [relatively] well-known > Adobe SNAFU. (A quick google search or two failed to find an > authoritative reference, but I know that such references are out there > somewhere.)
Ameritan Heritage dictionary: SYLLABICATION: guil·le·met PRONUNCIATION: gl-mt, g--m NOUN: Either of a pair of punctuation marks («) or (») used in some languages, such as French and Russian, to mark the beginning and end of a quotation. SYLLABICATION: guil·le·mot PRONUNCIATION: gl-mt NOUN: Any of several auks of the genus Cepphus, having black plumage with white markings. Both come from the French name "Guillaume" (William), but they happened to pass into English with slightly different spellings. (I find American Heritage to be a very authoritative reference -- I just love it!-). Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
