[FM Discuss] Proofing OpenOffice.org Manual:

[TJB]

Ok, let me see if all the chapters are consistent with the apost
instead of the quote.  If they are, it will save a lot of changes.



On 5/15/2009 2:40 PM, Janet Swisher wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:10 AM, TJB <tjb.olpc at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have proofed _Writer_ and _Opening a File_ already and the only
>> change I made was to change apostrophes to quotes.  I see a lot of
>> writers using apostrophes instead of quotes in manuals.  It must be
>> our coding background.  :-)
> 
> Do you mean using single quotes ('') vs. double quotes("")? That's
> actually an American vs. Commonwealth usage difference. In past
> discussions of what variety of English to use, we've declined to set a
> single standard, other than consistency within each chapter. (And the
> Xinha spellchecker uses American English, as I recall.)
> 
> --Janet
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