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Make7

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2. You could try using non-straight quotes: ‘ ’ “ ”

Reply to Gold Metal Flake (Original post)

Thu Mar 21, 2013, 10:38 AM

Mar 2013

Example:

[div class="excerpt" style="display:inline-block; border:1px solid #bbbbbb; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:-1px -1px 3px #999999 inset;"]I’m sorry that no one gave you a childhood, but can’t they have a childhood? - Patton Oswalt

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Slashes in signature. How do I get rid of them? [View all] Gold Metal Flake Mar 2013 OP

There is some flakiness going on in the forum software. onehandle Mar 2013 #1

You could try using non-straight quotes: ‘ ’ “ ” Make7 Mar 2013 #2

The remaining problem is that it happens with hyphens as well. Gold Metal Flake Mar 2013 #3

Your hyphen before 'Patton' looks fine to me muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #4

Most programming languages use standard single and double quotes for denoting strings... Make7 Mar 2013 #7

Well, you might try an en-dash ( – ) or em-dash ( — )... Make7 Mar 2013 #6

It is also a problem in the polls. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #5

Go back and enter your sig again. Elad Mar 2013 #8

It did. Thank you! Gold Metal Flake Mar 2013 #9