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Re:32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall by JadeNB on Friday July 07, 2023 @02:52PM (#36636682)
I didn't know there was a Unicode code point for that! I'd always thought one should just use straight quotes for inches. Thanks!
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Re:32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall by avgcorrection on Friday July 07, 2023 @05:36PM (#36638649)
Straight quotes are acceptable too: https://practicaltypography.com/foot-and-inch-marks.html
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Re:32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall by JadeNB on Saturday July 08, 2023 @09:34AM (#36644246)
That was exactly the reference I turned up—though I (shamefully) didn't read far enough to see the mention of proper foot and inch marks, only the initial recommendation to use straight quotes.
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