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back-slashes??
Posted by: Craig McLean ()
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>

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back-slashes?? Craig McLean 12/09/2000 06:41PM
RE: back-slashes?? Gudmundur Helgason 12/11/2000 09:18AM


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