The glottal stop; ', ’ or ʼ?

[Kì'eyawn]

I prefer ' over `, because many proportional fonts show ` as a very wide character and ' as narrow, and the white space produced by ` looks too much like a word break, it can be quite jarring to read.

Mllte oe.

['Oma Tirea]

I'd ignore the other apostrophe variations, for various reasons.

This is one of them for me:

I prefer ' over `, because many proportional fonts show ` as a very wide character and ' as narrow, and the white space produced by ` looks too much like a word break, it can be quite jarring to read.

Mllte oe.

[Tsamsiyu92]

' <- this one.

[Muzer]

I agree - ` is the most jarring for me; it's awful to read. And (much to my annoyance) I can't type backticks (what programmers call ` ) on my phone either, despite it being ASCII.

And I can't search for words with glottal stops in the dictionary either (using Okular), which is very irritating.

[Ikran Ahiyìk]

If you can, ' is the best.
Sometimes it will change to ', it is still OK. But the point is don't use the one pointing to the right at once, i.e. 'a'aw, or 'a'aw, not `a'aw.

Actually I think ` is unacceptable...

[Plumps]

I don't see what the fuss is all about. It's a convention, same as Swedisch uses "..." as quotation marks but German ,,..." and English '...' or "..."
Seeing what the Wiki has to say about that, it's preferred to use ' or '
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe

Typographically speaking, at least I learnt that you wouldn't use ' in e.g. Arial (but always ' ) or fonts that simulate typewriter-like fonts.

As Glottal Stop, Hawai'i uses ' for the 'okina. As I said, it's an orthographical convention.
And low and behold:

Several fictional languages such as Klingon, D'ni, Mando'a or Na'vi.

[Muzer]

The fuss is related to the fact that it's nigh-on impossible to search for anything with a glottal stop in it because of all the different potential apostrophes. And the fact that many devices fail to display many of the various apostrophes.

[Plumps]

The fuss is related to the fact that it's nigh-on impossible to search for anything with a glottal stop in it because of all the different potential apostrophes. And the fact that many devices fail to display many of the various apostrophes.

Point taken and even experienced with Taronyu's dictionary
Well, who said, humans couldn't adjust to unfamiliar situations?

[Kì’onga Vul]

I just discovered today that some apostrophes were actually different characters and not just displayed differently depending on the font!  This happened when I tried to log in five times in a row, each time meticulously checking my password.  In the end, I noticed it was my username that was wrong.  That's what I get for typing my username in Word, then copying it before registering.  I ended up with U+2019!

As far as my opinion on the different options, I dislike ` and like the simple vertical ' the best.  It's easily accessible, and in my mind best represents the function of the glottal stop, often a partition between two vowels.

[Txur’Itan]

The ' have it!

'u'u'a'a'

[Ikran Ahiyìk]

As far as my opinion on the different options, I dislike ` and like the simple vertical ' the best.  It's easily accessible, and in my mind best represents the function of the glottal stop, often a partition between two vowels.

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But I think 2019 is still fine

[`Eylan Ayfalulukanä]

The ' have it!

'u'u'a'a'

This is a bit confusing though, as it makes things confusing when you want to use single quotes, like ''awstengyem'. This is one of the reasons I do not like ' for glottal stops.

[Txur’Itan]

The ' have it!

'u'u'a'a'

This is a bit confusing though, as it makes things confusing when you want to use single quotes, like ''awstengyem'. This is one of the reasons I do not like ' for glottal stops.

That is why I have been using bold tags instead doing 'awstengyem instead of "'awstengyem" or ''awstengyem'.

[Kì’onga Vul]

But I think 2019 is still fine

Yeah, my problem is just that my keyboard doesn't type it automatically.  I'm not sure about other people's keyboards, though.

[omängum fra'uti]

The ' have it!

'u'u'a'a'

This is a bit confusing though, as it makes things confusing when you want to use single quotes, like ''awstengyem'. This is one of the reasons I do not like ' for glottal stops.

That is why I have been using bold tags instead doing 'awstengyem instead of "'awstengyem" or ''awstengyem'.

When you're doing pure Na'vi, there is little need for quotes.  When you're just interjecting, there are other ways to set it apart. (Bold, italics, new line, alternate quotes like «», etc.)  Even if you do put it in quotes, "Tsun nga pivlltxe nìtxan tengkrr kawkrr ke lu tìkin a tsakem sivi."  There may be no perfect solution, but all the upsides and downsides, I think `is the worst option.

['Oma Tirea]

But I think 2019 is still fine

Yeah, my problem is just that my keyboard doesn't type it automatically.  I'm not sure about other people's keyboards, though.

Not without ALT+0146

[Kì’onga Vul]

But I think 2019 is still fine

Yeah, my problem is just that my keyboard doesn't type it automatically.  I'm not sure about other people's keyboards, though.

Not without ALT+0146

Yes!  Now I don't have to copy my name to log in!