mhoye on Nostr: Yesterday was National Punctuation Day. Today, let me share with you a hill upon ...
Yesterday was National Punctuation Day. Today, let me share with you a hill upon which I am gladly willing to die: there is zero meaningful semantic distinction between 'smart' quotes and standard issue quotation marks. None. All of the tools around them are so inconsistent or terrible in their interactions that if much of your life is text smart quotes are a net-negative busywork spigot best avoided. Find the toggle in your editor that turns them off and use it to make your life better.
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