Does Anyone Know If Using A ' In A Word Counts As A Letter?

[Eirelav]

Does anyone know if using a ' in a word counts as a letter. There are a couple of my answers that use it

[newmodarmy]

Can you give an example of what you mean?

[Canary42]

Of course it does.

[ToraToraTora]

please explain, "A" is a letter.

[Lie-in King]

It will depend on the quiz & any special instructions it has.

As far as I'm aware, an apostrophe - ' - would not usually count as a separate letter.  I don't do many quizzes, but have seen setters instruct to "ignore any apostrophes" before.

[chelle7272]

In my experience an apostrophe would not count as a letter, but check any instructions on the quiz.

[newmodarmy]

Got you. I thought you mean a letter A like in A DOG. I know realise you mean an' (i.e. an apostrophe).

Crosswords don't include an apostrophe in the letter count and don't expect you to write one in anywhere. But a quiz setter should specify.

Can you give an example?

 

[newmodarmy]

Ignore my extra K- I meant "I  now realise you mean an' (i.e. an apostrophe)."

[Canary42]

Ignore my first response, I assumed you meant the letter A.

[Eirelav]

Sorry everyone, I should have put the word Apostrophe. I am doing the Lions Quiz and cannot find anything on the quiz sheet as to whether it counts or not. Perhaps I will need to get in touch with them. Thank you to everyone for your help though, much appreciated.

[ToraToraTora]

generally punctuation does not occupy a letter in crosswords.

[Canary42]

Of course the use of an apostrophe to cover for a missing letter needs to be conventional (e.g. shouldnt, wont) and not one you have made up to lose a let'er 😁

[Old_Geezer]

It is a character but not a letter.

 

I doubt many, if any, puzzles or quizes count it.

[Eirelav]

The quiz I am doing is called All at Sixes and Sevens. The question is Donald Sutherland movie 7,6 letters. I had Kelly's Heroes but two other films comply with the question. Eminent Domain and Without Limits. It is hard to know which one to pick!

[Lie-in King]

To throw a spanner in the works - "Milton's Secret" would be in the mix if discounting apostrophes.  "Kelly's Heroes" only works if apostrophes are counted.

[Old_Geezer]

Assuming he was in all those, then from the sound of it, it seems a poor question to ask.

[ToraToraTora]

unless stated ignore punctuation. Are there no crossing letters? If not you need to get corroboration by getting one you do know that confirms a letter.

[Lie-in King]

TTT, it's a quiz, the answers won't be in a crossword-like format, so crossing letters are out.

[newmodarmy]

It's just a quiz where all answers have 6 and/or 7 letter answers.

[ToraToraTora]

then any answer that fits is valid is there no further specification offered for the DS film.

Does it say apostrophies count? are ther other questions that show they do/do not?

Sounds like an amateur setter to me