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:" Straight quotes and apostrophes are ugly" Says who? And why is their opinion any more valid than mine that straight quotes and apostrophes are aesthetically superior? --[[User:Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Khajidha|contributions]]) 14:22, 22 April 2026 (UTC) |
:" Straight quotes and apostrophes are ugly" Says who? And why is their opinion any more valid than mine that straight quotes and apostrophes are aesthetically superior? --[[User:Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Khajidha|contributions]]) 14:22, 22 April 2026 (UTC) |
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::"Ugly" may be subjective, but they're certainly unpopular. I believe a survey of newspapers, magazines and encyclopedias would show that curly quotes are overwhelmingly more common, at least in print. [[User:Pburka|pburka]] ([[User talk:Pburka|talk]]) 16:07, 22 April 2026 (UTC) |
::"Ugly" may be subjective, but they're certainly unpopular. I believe a survey of newspapers, magazines and encyclopedias would show that curly quotes are overwhelmingly more common, at least in print. [[User:Pburka|pburka]] ([[User talk:Pburka|talk]]) 16:07, 22 April 2026 (UTC) |
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:::Let's be real. Straight quotes are just too, too 1960s ASCII. Gay quotes are the in thing now. [[User:EEng#s|E]][[User talk:EEng#s|Eng]] 21:44, 22 April 2026 (UTC) |
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