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Thread ID: 23655 2002-08-21 12:06:00 Apostrophe and Quotation - Windows XP -=JM=- (16) Press F1
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73005 2002-08-21 12:06:00 I've just recently installed Windows XP Pro.

Now I've got a problem where the quote and apostrophe key isn't working tomorrow. When I use it does nothing, if I press it again i get two of them. If I press it once then press another key I get the charachter followed by the letter.

Also if I go apostrophe + e I then get a é.

Must be some language setting some where but where is it.
-=JM=- (16)
73006 2002-08-21 13:03:00 No need now people. Just dug out Mike's excellent help over here (pressf1.co.nz). ;) -=JM=- (16)
73007 2002-08-21 13:18:00 > No need now people. Just dug out Mike's excellent
> help over
> here (pressf1.co.nz
> 65&q=apostrophe#48047). ;)

Glad to have been of service :D

Mike.
Mike (15)
73008 2002-08-22 01:43:00 > Now I've got a problem where the quote and apostrophe
> key isn't working tomorrow.

I didn't know you could see into the future :D

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
73009 2002-08-22 02:50:00 In your acute distress you made a grave error. When they are being used as diacretal marks, they are not apostrophe and quote. :D Graham L (2)
73010 2002-08-22 06:12:00 > > Now I've got a problem where the quote and
> apostrophe
> > key isn't working tomorrow.
>
> I didn't know you could see into the future :D
>
> G P

that's what happens when some other application jumps and steals the focus away from PressF1.
-=JM=- (16)
73011 2002-08-22 06:15:00 > In your acute distress you made a grave
> error. When they are being used as diacretal
> marks, they are not apostrophe and
> quote. :D

I saw you mentioned that in one of the posts I was reading last night.

So what exactly are these diacretal marks. Because as far as I'm aware I used the correct terms in my post.

Must be the useless education system.
-=JM=- (16)
73012 2002-08-22 06:44:00 diacretal??

Try diaeresis....
godfather (25)
73013 2002-08-23 05:24:00 Mea culpa! :_| diacritical . Otherwise known as accent marks. Hoist by my own pedantry (not petard, which is an explosive device).

However, godfather, diaeresis as in Noël indicates separate syllables; the identical umlaut symbol, as in fräulein changes the sound to "oy" rather than the "ow" sound in frau.
Graham L (2)
73014 2002-08-23 08:12:00 Hi Graham.

<pedantry>
petard, which is an explosive device
Methinks a device for launching explosives, rather than...

In 65536 words or less, explain why you prefer the German word
Umlaut to the English word diæresis, or why you distinguish between them. :D
</pedantry>

If only I were sober, boy would I present a logical, reasonable and well though out point of view.

Note to self; argument weak here. YELL LIKE HELL!

Cheers,
Alan
Alan Carpenter (540)
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