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oneeyedpigeon
on Sept 9, 2024
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Bitten by Unicode
> Unicode discourages use of APOSTROPHE
Blame fonts that render APOSTROPHE as a disgusting straight character.
pornel
on Sept 9, 2024
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Because in ASCII it also plays a role of the left single quote, so you get a geometric compromise.
account42
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Surely you mean a pretty straight and symmetric character, the ideal all characters should aspire to.
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Blame fonts that render APOSTROPHE as a disgusting straight character.