back-slashes??
Posted by:
Craig McLean
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Date: December 09, 2000 06:41PM
<HTML>I am just curious about something I used to think were simply errors in typing, but they seem to occur too frequently for that to be the explanation.
Why do many forum writers use back-slashes with a contraction or with a possessive?
Examples:
would not = (USA, contraction) wouldn\'t = (forum) wouldn\\\'t
(USA, possessive) Doenitz\'s U-boats = (forum) Doenitz\\\'s U-boats
Is this a standard practice in non-US countries??
Just curious why the \" \\ \" would be needed....
Thanks,
Craig </HTML>
Why do many forum writers use back-slashes with a contraction or with a possessive?
Examples:
would not = (USA, contraction) wouldn\'t = (forum) wouldn\\\'t
(USA, possessive) Doenitz\'s U-boats = (forum) Doenitz\\\'s U-boats
Is this a standard practice in non-US countries??
Just curious why the \" \\ \" would be needed....
Thanks,
Craig </HTML>
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back-slashes??
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Craig McLean | 12/09/2000 06:41PM |
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RE: back-slashes??
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Gudmundur Helgason | 12/11/2000 09:18AM |