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uri.7: Note that 'logical' quoting is the norm in Europe
Drop the reference to the Hacker Writing Guide (and the broken URL) and simply note that the logical quoting style is the norm in European languages also. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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inside quotation marks.
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inside quotation marks.
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This latter system, called the 'new' or 'logical' quoting system by
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This latter system, called the 'new' or 'logical' quoting system by
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"Hart's Rules" and the "Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors",
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"Hart's Rules" and the "Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors",
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is preferred practice in Great Britain and hackers worldwide
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is preferred practice in Great Britain and in various European languages.
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(see the
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Jargon File's section on Hacker Writing Style,
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.UR http://www.fwi.uva.nl\:/\(times\:/jargon\:/h\:/HackerWritingStyle.html
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.UE ,
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for more information).
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Older documents suggested inserting the prefix "URL:"
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Older documents suggested inserting the prefix "URL:"
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just before the URI, but this form has never caught on.
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just before the URI, but this form has never caught on.
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