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елочки и лапки

English translation: angle quotes & double quotes

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Russian term or phrase:елочки и лапки
English translation:angle quotes & double quotes
Entered by: zmejka

11:41 Jul 8, 2002
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Russian term or phrase: елочки и лапки
имеются в виду неформальные названия разных кавычек («таких» и „таких“). как это может быть по-английски? (inverted commas, которые quotation marks, это "такие", что совсем не то :))
zmejka
Local time: 03:54
angle quotes & double quotes
Explanation:
елочки = angle quotes

[http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~criticaltools/documentation/tags...]

лапки = double quotes
[http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/quotes.html]

many names of varios qoutes you can also find at:
[http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/ASCII.html]

And I'm affraid that it isn't a special name for this right-down double quote, because it isn't used in English.
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leff
Local time: 02:54
Grading comment
Thank you for the explanation and the links!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11angle quotes & double quotes
leff
4straight quotes & smart quotes
Michael Tovbin


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
straight quotes & smart quotes


Explanation:
From Miscrosoft Word

smart quotes - елочки

back ticks - ` ` - значок под титлом на клавиатуре (возле единицы)

Michael Tovbin
United States
Local time: 19:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 1220
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
angle quotes & double quotes


Explanation:
елочки = angle quotes

[http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~criticaltools/documentation/tags...]

лапки = double quotes
[http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/quotes.html]

many names of varios qoutes you can also find at:
[http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/jargon/html/entry/ASCII.html]

And I'm affraid that it isn't a special name for this right-down double quote, because it isn't used in English.

leff
Local time: 02:54
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 56
Grading comment
Thank you for the explanation and the links!!

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