[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #30796: Entity Name vs. Entity Number

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#30796: Entity Name vs. Entity Number
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 Reporter:  johnjamesjacoby  |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Text Changes     |    Version:
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:  needs-patch i18n-change
  Focuses:                   |
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 In our strings, we currently use `’` and `’` interchangeably.
 They result in the same right quote mark (`’`) so this isn't a bug, nor is
 it grammatically incorrect. It may however be a potential bottleneck for
 individuals translating our heavy slang and contraction use, which appears
 to be in the hundreds of strings.

 I'd like to suggest we do one of two things:

 * Switch completely to `’` as it's easier to grok than `’`
 * Switch completely to `’` unless we have a complementary `‘`
 usage. (Note that we only currently have 1 `‘` and it's incorrectly
 used in a contraction.)
 * Remove our contraction usages completely. This results in a subtle tone
 change and removes some of WordPress's Texan personality, but also makes
 internationalization easier and potentially more inviting as a result.

 There are likely other entities worth discussing, so I titled this ticket
 intentionally broad and highlighted one of the more obvious usages.
 Definitely feel free to retitle and modify this ticket for maximum
 traction, y’all.

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