"lets" is a valid word, though. dont isnt :-) Actually, interestingly, it
didn't correct isnt.
> Lets' see what I get. Don�t' tell me! A Curly quote. But it also failed to
> correct "lets'". If I look under Tools->Autocorrect in Entourage, and type
> "dont" into the "replace" box, it locates that string in the list. And lo
> and behold, the replacement string contains a curly quote!
>
> The mystery is how George is getting straight quotes. The autocorrect
> replacement string needs to be changed.
>
> On or near 8/7/01 5:02 PM, George Clark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed:
>
>> On 8/7/01 19:25, Michael J. Kobb wrote:
>>
>>> Ah. Further perusal shows that others found this already. Still a mystery
>>> why it's using a curly quote, but I get the same behavior with other
>>> auto-corrections, like "thats" "wasnt", etc.
>>>
>>>> I figured it out folks.
>>>>
>>>> Type this: dont'
>>>>
>>>> The spelling software corrects the typo in "dont" by inserting the curly
>>>> apostrophe, but your trailing apostrophe gets left there.
>>
>> Not for me; I still get a straight single quote (apostrophe) even if I type
>> "dont'". To wit: don't'
>>
>>
>> George
>
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