Re: git: fa4ecd821fad - main - ASCII'ze port descriptions which were (ab)using UTF-8 punctuation

Reply: Alexey Dokuchaev : "Re: git: fa4ecd821fad - main - ASCII'ze port descriptions which were (ab)using UTF-8 punctuation"
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From: Jan Beich <jbeich_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 12:23:10 UTC

Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@FreeBSD.org> writes:

> --- a/games/openbor/pkg-descr
> +++ b/games/openbor/pkg-descr
> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>  OpenBOR is a royalty free sprite-based side scrolling gaming
>  engine. From humble beginnings in 2004, it has since grown into the
>  most versatile, easy to use, and powerful engine of its type you will
> -find anywhere. OpenBOR is optimized for side scrolling beat em’ up
> +find anywhere. OpenBOR is optimized for side-scrolling "beat 'em up"

Why did you double-quote beat 'em up ? It's a widely known modern term.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_marks_in_English#Usage