Apostrophe problems

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Former_MSE_Andrea
Former_MSE_Andrea Posts: 9,614 Forumite
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edited 24 August 2018 at 10:38AM in Site feedback
Update 24 August 2018

If you see similar issues on posts dated 21 August onwards please let us know here.

Thank you!

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Hi everyone

If you're having problems with forum posts with apostrophes showing as strange text this guide should help you.

Thank you to Glad for flagging it up

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/09/26/tips-turn-off-ios-11-smart-punctuation-to-avoid-data-entry-problems
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  • Snap-ant
    Snap-ant Posts: 15,944 Forumite
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    :(

    I'm on Windows 7 & use Alt 3 for a little black heart & instead i'm getting !!!9829;
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  • Lizabeth21
    Lizabeth21 Posts: 161 Forumite
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    Don't know if it's worked but here goes. Apostrophes or numbers? See what posts ......

    Sorted!
  • jungle_jane
    jungle_jane Posts: 635 Forumite
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    I'm getting this on my Mac too....the fix seems to be aimed at phones/IOS 11...
  • tghe-retford
    tghe-retford Posts: 982 Forumite
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    Also occurs on Linux.
  • cinders59
    cinders59 Posts: 7,631 Forumite
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    and on Windows 10
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  • Johno100
    Johno100 Posts: 5,259 Forumite
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    And Android.
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 37,648 Forumite
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    But Andrea, a week or so ago this wasn't a problem.

    Something has changed in the MSE forum software to bring this issue to the fore.
  • Kim_13
    Kim_13 Posts: 2,436 Forumite
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    Was just about to post about this when I found this thread.

    I first noticed it on my mobile (Android) when I replied to a thread, but assumed I had accidentally pressed some extra buttons in some way. It was fine when I edited the post to remove the !!!8217; and re-add the s. I've just seen a few more while reading a thread on the Credit Cards board.
  • 18cc
    18cc Posts: 2,120 Forumite
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    Started happening a week or two ago. I am using Windows 10 (latest version) and IE11.
  • alanq
    alanq Posts: 4,216 Forumite
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    edited 9 February 2018 at 5:06PM
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    This has been happening on Windows 7 for around 1 week. (Firefox 58.0.2 & IE11)
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