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Amos Gouaux <amos+lists.ding@utdallas.edu> writes:

>>>>>> On Sun, 26 Aug 2001 20:57:12 +0200,
>>>>>> Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> (fw) writes:
>
> fw> (Please don't use '`' as a quote sign.  Thanks.)
>
> Why is that?

In all relevant standards and most fonts, '`' is a grave accent, which
is not symmetric to '''.

> It's often used in info docs....

I know, and it looks awful.