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RE: [External] : Re: master ff4de1b: Fix quoting style in Lisp comments


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: master ff4de1b: Fix quoting style in Lisp comments
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 21:24:28 +0000

> - We declare `...' as the official style.  This matches the historical
>   use, so it requires no changes, AFAIK (other than reverting Eli's
>   commit, obviously).

This, please.

`...' was _long_ the practice, and a very good one.
Simple to fontify, simple to search for, not very
confusable with anything else.  Simple, easy-peasy,
straightforward.

It was the practice in the Emacs, Elisp and Eintr
(and more) manuals.  And in doc strings.  And in
Lisp comments.  So simple.

Then came the curly-quotes decorator wave against
a perceived (by some) primitive ugliness...  And
now it seems nothing's defined - things are
apparently up for grabs.

An unfortunate change was made, despite (at least
some) expressed disapproval.  And now it's all
"bike-shedding" - a free-for-all.  Have at it.

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