Doug Ewell schreef: > they also should not use Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols > to create bold, italic, or double-struck effects in plain text.
Why not? I mean, I understand the Mathematical symbols are not intended for use as styled versions of normal text, but I read between the lines that characters such as these are ALWAYS frowned upon in plain text; are only meant to be used in specialized environments such as scientific formula editors? Pim Blokland