Previous Post > While not even close to believing that I am (or possibly ever could be) a 'professional' writer, I have to admit that if I tried to write a story about conceptual physics from Einstein's point of view I would end up writing it with only a mediocre understanding/knowledge of physics; looks like CHaykin had a 'similar' problem. You are to Einstein as Chaykin is to grammar? That’s either very good for you, or very bad for him. > To play Devil's Advocate here (and I am sure that by now you have noticed that I too have used the ' symbol repeatedly) most people, when writing by hand or using a modern keyboard, make the same 'mistake'. This is further compounded by the fact that the actual apostrophe symbol does't appear as it is meant to (the numner 9 look rather than the slanty line look) on it. Right. However, may I assume you’ve never had any design or typography-related classes? One assumes someone working as a professional letterer (graphic designer/illustrator) would have, and should know the difference. > Anyway, like I said, loved the review! Thanks. omike015 :-|

> > While not even close to believing that I am (or possibly ever could be) a 'professional' writer, I have to admit that if I tried to write a story about conceptual physics from Einstein's point of view I would end up writing it with only a mediocre understanding/knowledge of physics; looks like CHaykin had a 'similar' problem.
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> You are to Einstein as Chaykin is to grammar? That’s either very good for you, or very bad for him.

... I would go with the latter

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> > To play Devil's Advocate here (and I am sure that by now you have noticed that I too have used the ' symbol repeatedly) most people, when writing by hand or using a modern keyboard, make the same 'mistake'. This is further compounded by the fact that the actual apostrophe symbol does't appear as it is meant to (the numner 9 look rather than the slanty line look) on it.
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> Right. However, may I assume you’ve never had any design or typography-related classes? One assumes someone working as a professional letterer (graphic designer/illustrator) would have, and should know the difference.

Of course you may assume that. You would, however, be wrong. I have a degree in art and studied graphic design as well as being an English 'buff'. I know what you mean when you said it would have been correct for him to use an apostrophe instead of a slanty line but I don't make a correlation between him not using it and him/them not knowing the difference.

The fact that modern day usage of apostophes is poor in practice as it is, plus the fact that (as I said) modern keyboards don't even have it available, means that if an apostophe-like symbol is used at all ... and in the right place ... then that is good enough for me.
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> > Anyway, like I said, loved the review!
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> Thanks.

Very welcome, keep them coming!

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