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[wickedflea]

What's this?

`

Yeah, that. That character on the same key as the tilde (~). What is it? It's not an apostrophe. I've never used it. WTF is it?!?

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[motherevol.livejournal.com]

Single opening quote.

[dichotomous.livejournal.com]

Really? I've always used the apostrophe for that.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

yap

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Guess again, Clyde. ;)

[motherevol.livejournal.com]

Ah-HA! (http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/backquot.htm).

There ya go, CheeeeeeEEEEEEEeeese.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Oh, like I'm gonna trust a GEEK website!

[sarcasmosis.livejournal.com]

accent grave

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

but what good is it on its own?

[sarcasmosis.livejournal.com]

none

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

What's this?

`

>>It's used in French over letters like e.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

I guess that's what it is. But is it ever used alone? I mean, you can't use that key to add it to another character, right?. I guess you could ask the same question about the tilde. Like, why's it on the keyboard?

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

Man, I have no clue. *brain turns into a pretzel*

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Well, that's what you get for trying to answer my inane questions!!!

Heh, I did look around a little, and it looks like if you set your keyboard up differently, you DO use that key as a modifier to make e's w/ accents, n's w/ tildes, etc.

I'm sure you'll sleep easier now.

[goatsupreme.livejournal.com]

It could be an "accent grave" -- there's also the one that points in the opposite way to make an "accent aigu". C'est Francais!


BTW - I've been meaning to say for ages now that I love the Epstein icon.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank ya! I thought you might dig that. :) Have you gone to his website?

[alicdeni83.livejournal.com]

It is the closest thing to an apostrophe on these godawful French keyboards.

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

ACK! You poor girl.

[alicdeni83.livejournal.com]

wee I just eaves dropped and learned how to make " and ' on these keyboards. Of course the symbols are not labeled, but perhaps it will make your friend's page a little less annoying.