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Oh G We’re pretty sure there are open quotation marks for the FHWA typefaces. Using closed ones on both sides will get the Font Police noticing.

Oh G We’re pretty sure there are open quotation marks for the FHWA typefaces. Using closed ones on both sides will get the Font Police noticing.

(Source: shaadyassshawn, via reckon)

ethankociela: (Taken with picplz in Bloomfield, CT.) The inverted apostrophe This seems to be common—even London Fashion Week got it wrong in this most recent season. When you’re removing characters, it’s customary to use an apostrophe, not an open quotation mark.

ethankociela:

(Taken with picplz in Bloomfield, CT.)

The inverted apostrophe This seems to be common—even London Fashion Week got it wrong in this most recent season. When you’re removing characters, it’s customary to use an apostrophe, not an open quotation mark.

Climate change is an acute problem It is noble to head out and protest about climate change, especially to get myopic politicians realizing they need to act, and not talk. However, an acute accent doth not an apostrophe make. (From Rottin’ in Denmark’s blog.)

Climate change is an acute problem It is noble to head out and protest about climate change, especially to get myopic politicians realizing they need to act, and not talk. However, an acute accent doth not an apostrophe make. (From Rottin’ in Denmark’s blog.)

Do they mean it? Why is the ‘Welcome to Christchurch’ sign in quotes (and they’re not proper quote marks at that)? It seems like they don’t mean it and the three words are a quote from someone else, not the city.

Do they mean it? Why is the ‘Welcome to Christchurch’ sign in quotes (and they’re not proper quote marks at that)? It seems like they don’t mean it and the three words are a quote from someone else, not the city.