I'm appalled at how many backward single quotation marks are getting by me when I look over pieces that I've written (both for here and not here.)
Let me explain. Apparently, my word processor has a "smart quotes" feature, meaning that quotation marks on the left of the words are supposed to face right, and the ones on the right face left, whether they're apostrophes [ ' ] or doubles. [ " ] This look pleases me aesthetically. It also makes it a bit easier to read.
However, these smart quotes seem to be malfunctioning at an alarming rate. I'm not sure there's anything I can do to fix it, aside from looking over every single apostrophe I use...and it looks like I use apostrophes a lot.
Should I turn the function off? Should I comb through everything? Or should I continue to ignore it as best as I can, wincing when they're on the page, staring at me in an accusatory manner?
In conclusion, smart quotes are, in fact stupid and arbitrary. They ought to be able to make that bit of programming more reliable, somehow...
Later!
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