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On 2014-05-02 09:08, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Thu, 01 May 2014 21:42:21 -0700, Rustom Mody wrote:
>
>
>> Whats the best cure for headache?
>>
>> Cut off the head
>
> o_O
>
> I don't think so.
>
>
>> Whats the best cure for Unicode?
>>
>> Ascii
>
> Unicode is not a problem to be solved.
>
> The inability to write standard human text in ASCII is a problem, e.g.
> one cannot write
>
> “ASCII For Dummies” © 2014 by Zöe Smith, now on sale 99¢
>
[snip]

Shouldn't that be "Zoë"?