>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Adcock <jimad@msn.com> writes:

   >>> I don't send up plain text with curly quotes at all.

   Marcello> That is a mistake....

   Jim> I'm curious if anyone has any idea what percentage of
   Jim> submitted texts use "curlies" vs. just punting and going with
   Jim> ASCII-style "straights" ?  My assumption has been that the
   Jim> great majority of submitted texts just use "straights."

When I checked 10 consecutive random ones, 9 used straight quotes.
IIRC they were 10 different submitters.

Some of the DP perfectionists say that they like them better.

Carlo

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