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A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase or lowercase

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Re: A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase or lowercase

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It's not reasonable to assume that users in the US have names that only use 7-bit ASCII

It actually is. That covers the vast, vast majority of people in the US.

That is not very reasonable, is it?

Re: A popular but wrong way to convert a string to uppercase or lowercase

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It actually is. That covers the vast, vast majority of people in the US.

That is not very reasonable, is it?

It is if all your customers are in the US.
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