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Smart quotes, apostrophes, and spacing
Use smart quotes throughout.

This play is written in dialectical English, with both spacings and spellings that are non-standard for mainstream English. See lines near the top of page 14 for an example:


 * There has n’t been a Jordan, before Ben, who ’s disgraced the name in more ’n a hundred years; he stands indicted before the Grand Jury for some of his drunken devilment. If he had n’t run away, like the criminal he is, he ’d be in the State’s Prison now, down to Thomaston. Don’t talk Ben to me, after the way he broke mother’s heart, and hurt my credit!

Compare the spacing on: State’s, Don’t, and mother’s with the spacing on: has n’t, he ’d, who ’s.

Compare the spacing on page 31: but Jane—Jane’s no fool.” versus No—Ha! Ha! Ha! Jane ’s no fool! 'in the next line''.

On page 16, notice the dialectical: This family don’t ever agree on nothin’ but just to differ.

And on page 20: It ’s best we should try to bear this without any fuss, she ’d ’a’ wanted it that way.

--EncycloPetey (talk) 17:23, 19 May 2024 (UTC)