[tlhIngan Hol] qaghwI' vs. qaghwI’

[SuStel]

On 10/26/2017 3:18 PM, Lieven wrote:
> Am 26.10.2017 um 20:55 schrieb mayqel qunenoS:
>> In my opinion, the whole subject is ridiculous and that's an 
>> understatement.
>
> I agree it's a kind of strange question, but still I meant this very 
> seriously. Maybe Okrand did this intentionally, or the typesetter just 
> chose this because he liked it.
>
> Okrand still uses ’ in his emails, so I wondered if there is a reason, 
> and if there's a real difference.
>
> But after all, it really does not matter. 

I find it extremely unlikely that Okrand chose the typeface or was 
allowed to dictate the style guide of his books. At best, he may have 
given directions that Klingon is to be set in bold type. In TKD, English 
translations were set in italic type, while in KGT they were put in 
quotation marks; he may have had a say in that. He probably got to see 
proofs of the books before they were printed, at which point he could 
have noticed any serious problems with whatever typeface they used. (And 
yet, the list of useful phrases in TKD appear in a sans serif typeface 
anyway.)

What email client does Okrand use (check message headers)? Does it 
produce smart quotes automatically, or does he go out of his way to 
insert them intentionally?

-- 
SuStel
http://trimboli.name

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