Hi, Terry. You were clear. The quote you are talking about next to the
space bar is the same as an apostrophe. That is what you use in text when
you want to quote what someone is saying but that quote falls inbetween
double quotes. My point is that there are not three different types of
quotes; only two, the apostrophe or single quote and the double quote. Both
can be done with that little key right next to the semicolon and colon key.
So, why the extra quote key on the bottom row? That was what my original
question was. Since there are only two types of quotes, a single or a
double quote and both are accommodated on the typewriter keyboard, why the
one on the bottom row?
Couldn't that key be used as a second read key or perhaps a control key so
it wouldn't e so difficult to do a control c or x or a read c, s, or x?
My point is still the same. There are only two quotes used in writing. When
I saw this extra quote key, my first question was why?
At 1/12/2004, you wrote:
DEar Paul,
There are two kinds of quote keys. The shift apostrophe is the double
quote. That quote is used when you are writing a dialog and one person is
speaking to another.
The single quote key is the one next to the space bar. A singl quote is
used when you are writing a dialog where a person who is talking reads
something from an article written by a different person.
Both the single quote and the double quote are necessary when writing
english.
I hope this is understandable. Perhaps someone else can explain it more
clearly.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 9:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Suggestion
> Hi, Terri. But a shift of the apostrophe key is the quote key. Why do we
> need two of them? When would you use the quote key instead of just
shifting
> the apostrophe key which is the normal touch typing methodology?
> At 1/10/2004, you wrote:
>
> >I'r rather keep the quote key and use the delete key. There's a
difference
> >between a single quote and an apostrophe and the BN 's keyboard is the
only
> >one I know of which has a special key for single quotation mark. But
> >there's already commands to delete characters, words and lines so the
delete
> >key is unnecessary.
> >
> >Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
> >California
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:51 PM
> >Subject: [Braillenote] Suggestion
> >
> >
> > > Hi, everyone. It would be nice if we could take that quote key on the
> >right
> > > side of the qt space bar and make it a read key. It is pretty
difficult to
> > > do a read c, read x, or read s with one hand unless you are triple
> > > jointed<grin>.
> > > Paul Henrichsen
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