# Converting smart quotes

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/converting-smart-quotes/75620>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 11, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/converting-smart-quotes/75620 "2006-11-11T16:29:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jose)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/converting-smart-quotes/75620/1 "2006-11-11T16:29:35Z")

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What library will convert smart quotes (utf8) to ascii quotes?

The smart quotes appear as question marks in RSS feeds.

Jose

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Jose Hales-Garcia  
UCLA Department of Statistics  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@jose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jose)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/converting-smart-quotes/75620/2 "2006-11-11T18:44:09Z")

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Look at:

[http://www.nabble.com/Microsoft-"stupid-quotes"-in-params-tf2261465.html#a6274518](http://www.nabble.com/Microsoft-%22stupid-quotes%22-in-params-tf2261465.html#a6274518)

The code handles all params equally, but you may be able to extract what  
you  
need.

Jose Hales-Garcia wrote:

> UCLA Department of Statistics  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid
> 
> >

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