(annoying typing requirements of the web was: The JCO survey

ann sanfedele annsan at nyc.rr.com
Wed Oct 25 12:09:04 EST 2006


Bob,
the frustrating thing for me is that apostrophe is considered a "single
quote" by ebay --
when I write a note on a bill on ebay - it doesn't permit quote marks or
asterisks in the
text - I'm constantly having to rewrite - so I sympathize with those who
leave out
such things on email.

then there are those lower case only situations....
sigh

ann

Bob Shell wrote:

>
> What kind of keyboard do you have?  On mine the apostrophe is just to
> the left of the return key.  When I want to type "joe's an idiot" I
> use my ring finger to hit the apostrophe and don't even notice.  I
> learned touch typing in the 60s and seem to recall that the
> apostrophe is somewhere else on a typewriter keyboard, but no longer
> have one of those beasts.  Personally, I think proper punctuation is
> essential to accurate communication.
>
> Bob
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