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mahatmakanejeeves

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4. I've seen this too.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 08:46 AM

Yesterday

Single quotes, double quotes, apostrophes, dashes. This morning:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143626005

ï¿½Itï¿½s particularly significant given the ICE tactics weï¿½re seeing in the streets ï¿½ so counter to the way policing has evolved and improved over the last several years,ï¿½ she said.

Seen on MacBookAir running Safari browser and Amazon Fire 8 running Via browser.

Thanks.

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Why are apostrophes -- or is it hyphens -- in some posts suddenly showing up as a scrambled mess ?? [View all] eppur_se_muova Tuesday OP

I don't know, but ... Tasmanian Devil Tuesday #1

It's nothing nefarious EarlG Tuesday #2

Thanks ! It started rather suddenly, so that provoked my suspicions. I guess repeated copy/paste just ... eppur_se_muova Yesterday #3

I've seen this too. mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #4

I noticed this in one of my posts dweller Yesterday #5

For example , see this post dweller Yesterday #6

Also here question everything Yesterday #7

Did the cut and paste function of some browser or operating system change? hunter Yesterday #8

If you edit your post dweller 16 hrs ago #9