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Offline sgl66

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Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« on: March 09, 2021, 01:34:55 PM »
I recently discovered that whenever I used an apostrophe on this site using an iPhone, it would save as a question mark so instead of seeing car's, it would show car?s.

This doesn't happen on other sites that I'm aware of so maybe it's something in the site settings recently changed?

Anyhow, it can be fixed on laptop/desktop  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6322119?answerId=26056767022#26056767022
 
or on a mobile device: Settings --> General --> Keyboard --> Smart Punctuation - turn this off.

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Offline jwc66k

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Re: Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2021, 01:54:16 PM »
Interesting. I don't use Apple products, but at least there is a fix.
Jim
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Offline Tiggie

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Re: Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2021, 07:54:05 PM »
I noticed this too and started saying "it is" instead of "it's". Let this serve as a test.

Edit: passed! Thanks for the tip!
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Re: Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2021, 01:04:27 PM »
Computer smart. Take over world. We are Zuckerborg.
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Re: Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2021, 02:12:32 PM »
I at times get a strange Celtic looking letter  " E "  when looking at past posts here and I use a PC.
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Offline Cobra Jet

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Re: Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2021, 08:58:09 AM »
Wow - glad you posted the tip... I was going nuts trying to figure out why after making a post on here I could not correct the ? To ' !!!  Who would have known it was a mobile setting causing that conflict!

Thank you!
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Offline Hipo giddyup

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Re: Apple settings changing apostrophes to question marks
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2021, 10:37:21 AM »
Same here, thank you!
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