BenRiceMJun 12, 2023
Itʼs time the EU stepped in and started regulating Appleʼs use of apostrophes
Show threadBenRiceMJun 12, 2023
you might not notice or care, but to me, it’s like reading this:
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there should be a bug bounty program for this, I would be so, so rich
Jun 12, 2023 at 12:50pmIvory for iOS
Show threadRobb KnightJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM I'm so confused? It should have an apostrophe on those.
Show threadBenRiceMJun 12, 2023

@robb sorry, not a grammar issue, a typographic one.

Apostrophes (and quotation marks) should be angled, not straight.

If the symbol just goes straight it’s just for referring to feet or inches.

(The rule is okay to ignore in general, as long as you’re consistent)

Show threadBenRiceMJun 12, 2023
here’s a much better explanation: https://practicaltypography.com/straight-and-curly-quotes.html
Straight and curly quotes | Butterick’s Practical Typography

Show threadsuperevr Jun 13, 2023
@BenRiceM disabling “smart” quotes in TextEdit and everywhere else is one of the first things I do when setting up any new Mac.
Show threadRobb KnightJun 12, 2023

@BenRiceM OHHHHHHH

yep.

Show threadSqotJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM @robb I wonder if straight quotes are used more by coders due to issues with curly quotes on CLIs
Show threadFull Report BelowJun 13, 2023

@BenRiceM @robb It hurts me even more to see this from a company that cared and cares so much about Typography.

I got introduced to typography much earlier (Remember Letraset rub down letters?), but the Mac opened a whole new world for me.

And now this!

Show threadBenRiceMJun 13, 2023

@below @robb “Remember Letraset rub down letters”

oh god, how old do I look?? 😫

Show threadFull Report BelowJun 13, 2023
@BenRiceM @robb Sorry, I did not check the picture even 😝 OK, you look as if you have no idea what that even was
Show threadBenRiceMJun 13, 2023
@below @robb I mean, I’m familiar with it, just academically 😜
Show threadFull Report BelowJun 13, 2023
@BenRiceM @robb As my picture doesn't give away much, I tell you that I have actually used these. Extensively.
Show threadUli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)Jun 13, 2023
@below @BenRiceM @robb I got in at the very tail end of those … found the last stock my local arts and crafts store had back in 2005 😅 http://zathras.de/angelweb/x2005-02-18.htm
Pimp My Mac (cont'd.)

Show threadRicky MondelloJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM Approximately 1/5 of my time at Apple is asking people to use typographic quotes and apostrophes.
Show threadBenRiceMJun 12, 2023
@rmondello this seems like such a solved problem
Show threadShantiniJun 12, 2023
@rmondello @BenRiceM ok I am a grammar nerd and I have no idea what any of this is about.
Show threadBenRiceMJun 12, 2023
@shantini @rmondello curly/angled good, straight bad, mostly https://practicaltypography.com/straight-and-curly-quotes.html
Straight and curly quotes | Butterick’s Practical Typography

Show threadandrew van damJun 12, 2023

@shantini @rmondello @BenRiceM

smart quotes!

Show threadSaagar JhaJun 12, 2023
@shantini @rmondello @BenRiceM ‘
Show threadkira :3Jun 12, 2023
@rmondello “fancy”
Show threadJohn BishopJun 12, 2023
@rmondello @BenRiceM can confirm the same
Show threadBenRiceMJun 13, 2023
@jbish @rmondello keep fighting the good fight
Show threadAnton 🌻Jun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM please don’t look into double quotes in code sample on slides. leave some bounties for others 🙏
Show threadhagenJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM hey at least they aren’t using accent marks.
Show threadDominic HoptonJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM do you experience the ‘my bookmarks changed order for no good reason and now I can’t find where I am in my list’ bug?
Show threadRyan LintottJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM if they don’t see it, I guess it doesn't bother them...
Show threadChancerubbageJun 12, 2023
@BenRiceM @siracusa “I suppose smart quotes and curly quotes just don’t work in all situations,” said the 5’11” man. “As with autocorrect induce errors, I’ll just have to manage.”
Show threadKellygizJun 13, 2023
@BenRiceM What's wrong with that? I’m sure it's correct, I don’t know what you're looking at.
Show threadBenRiceMJun 13, 2023
@kellygiz https://practicaltypography.com/straight-and-curly-quotes.html
Straight and curly quotes | Butterick’s Practical Typography

Show threadgaltenbergJun 14, 2023

@BenRiceM All you need is '

🎶 🎶 🎶

' is all you need