> > There used to be a sign in my town that said: Need glasses? Come to "Dr.Smith"!
> >
> > Do I really want to go see a doctor who has to use quotation marks?????
> >
> > Luisa
>
> Maybe he's under the Federal Witness Protection Program? ;-)
>
> -- codeman"quotes *within* names, on the other hand, are a good thing"38

I always looked down my nose at certain fellow students in high school. Specifically, the ones who I'd see sprawled out on the floor making a poster for some reason, and using unnecessary quotes as in:

Go class of "86"

I know that they *meant* to say:

Go class of '86

Since the apostrophe is simply taking the place of other characters just like in every other contraction in our language. Evidently, they couldn't quite make that connection.

Tra "Yeah, that's right, '86!" nio