On 08.08.2011 12:59, John Ghormley KJ4UFG wrote: > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Meho R.<mehor at gmx.com> wrote: >> As for quotes, John hasn't answered my question: aren't straight quotation >> marks considered an error in english? I've witnessed a lot of typographical >> discussions among professional book designers and typesetters, but I've >> never seen a single one of them who's been using straight quotes. So, I'm >> curious, why would John choose them over the common curly quotes? >> >> Assuming, as I would prefer not to have to do, the John you refer to is me, > my answer is going to be a qualified one. Straight quotes are NOT > considered an error in English in the USA. In typography, straight quotes > are considered improper by traditional typography standards, however, in > many other forms of composition, they are definitely NOT considered an error > or improper, but, rather are accepted as proper notation. My apologies for > failing to answer your question. I took is as rhetorical rather than a > request for information. Thanks for the info. Although I do not share the same view regarding quotation marks, I do respect the opinion of a fellow editor.
Regards, M.
