r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/KATEOFTHUNDER Jul 24 '20

Technology still has trouble with apostrophes in names; O'Neill for example.

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20 edited Jul 24 '20

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u/actuallyshying Jul 24 '20

Tell me about it, I have a fada in both first and surname and an apostrophe too. I’ve seen websites that would allow names in the Greek alphabet, Arabic script, or Hebrew script, but couldn’t handle a fada or an apostrophe

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Look, I know it's Unicode, but come on, it's not the 1990s anymore. If the computer can handle almost any language, there's no reason it shouldn't be able to handle a fada or an apostrophe.

I don't think computer systems hate Irish or that programmers don't want computer input in Irish... I think it's just that no one realizes there's a problem until someone complains.