Re: BUG #2579: initcap should not capitalize letter after apostrophe

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On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 09:03:08PM +0000, Dan Franklin wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      2579
> Logged by:          Dan Franklin
> Email address:      dfranklin@fen.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.4
> Operating system:   GNU/Linux Fedora Core 5
> Description:        initcap should not capitalize letter after apostrophe
> Details:
>
> The statement
>   select initcap('John''s Parents');
> returns
>   John'S Parents
>
> The capital "S" after the apostrophe is incorrect.  initcap should consider
> the apostrophe to be a word-constituent for the purpose of identifying word
> boundaries at which to start capitalizing.

Hmm. And what about Flann O'Brien?

Tough thing, this.

Regards
- -- tomás
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