Re: Proposed: QS/QE macros for quotation in man(7)

[Alejandro Colomar]

Hi Dave,

On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 02:48:35PM -0600, Dave Kemper wrote:
> One final point unrelated to the macro names:
> 
> > B2. It would be trivial to support the British, who use the wrong
> >     quotation marks^W^W^W^W^Wdrive on the wrong side of the
> >     road^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^Whave a different quotation mark convention.
> 
> One argument against this is that the difference between American and
> British quoting conventions goes beyond which quotation marks are
> used; it also affects on which side of a closing quotation mark a
> period or comma goes.  And there's no way for groff to figure that
> out, which means that, if the macros implement this propoasal, they'd
> be modifying only one aspect of quoting style--which might make the
> other one seem even more out of place (at least to those sticklers who
> notice such things).

Hmmm, good reminder.  The British are right on the quotes.  Just like
their wall plugs are the best.  A couple of things the British did well.

Cheers,
Alex

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