From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Buchs, Kevin" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: origin of `notation' Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:22:54 -0600 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1321303271 13680 80.91.229.12 (14 Nov 2011 20:41:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:41:11 +0000 (UTC) To: Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 14 21:41:06 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RQ3L0-00053g-EW for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:41:06 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:36589 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RQ3Ky-0002ze-Uk for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:41:04 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:54076) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RQ3Ku-0002zI-Ai for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:41:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RQ3Ks-0006GN-QW for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:41:00 -0500 Original-Received: from mail10.mayo.edu ([129.176.212.47]:43486) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RQ3Ks-0006Fr-Ng for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:40:58 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApwEAFt8wU6BsJ4O/2dsb2JhbAA/A6psgXQFMFsBKgYYB1cBBBMIoBKXD4kEhmUFgjJjBIdfMYRnhzeKTIdM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.69,511,1315198800"; d="scan'208";a="117238213" Original-Received: from roedlp004a.mayo.edu (HELO mail10.mayo.edu) ([129.176.158.14]) by ironport10.mayo.edu with ESMTP; 14 Nov 2011 14:40:56 -0600 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av0EAFt8wU6BsNQ1/2dsb2JhbAA/A6lngQWBdAUwWwEqBhgHVwEEEwigEpcPiQSGZQWCMmMEh18xhGeHN4pMh0w X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.69,511,1315198800"; d="scan'208";a="117238212" Original-Received: from mhro1a.mayo.edu ([129.176.212.53]) by ironport10.mayo.edu with ESMTP; 14 Nov 2011 14:40:56 -0600 Original-Received: from smtprelay.mayo.edu (smtprelay1.mayo.edu [192.168.48.10]) by mhro1a.mayo.edu with ESMTP id BT-MMP-767891 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:40:56 -0600 Original-Received: from MACE.mayo.edu (mace.mayo.edu [129.176.215.134]) by smtprelay.mayo.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id pAEKeuqf029513 for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:40:56 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: origin of `notation' thread-index: AcyjCm/Lw0pwRJ31SPqf39OfXfU3tQ== X-CFilter-Loop: Reflected X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 129.176.212.47 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:82917 Archived-At: Ok, dumb question to which I have been unable to find the answer and = which is distracting me:=20 In emacs documentation, what is the origin of using the accent grave = (backtick) to introduce a quoted phrase, often a command, while using an = apostrophe to terminate it. Example: (info) Keys and Commands: 1st = paragraph: "binding" is quoted as such, but 2nd paragraph, `next-line' = is quoted that way. If someone who knows the answer will take the time = to answer, I promise I will document it on the Emacs wiki. Does this = extend beyond emacs? Beyond GNU & FSF? Kevin Buchs=A0=A0 |=A0=A0Senior Engineer | Department of Physiology = and Biomedical Engineering - SPPDG 507-538-5459=A0=A0|=A0=A0=A0buchs.kevin@mayo.edu | = =A0http://www.mayo.edu/sppdg Mayo Clinic=A0=A0|=A0=A0200 1st St. SW=A0 |=A0 Rochester, MN 55905=A0=20