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', sure, but |? (Ok, that sentence needs work:))

I'd shy away from metacharacters; at first glance, it's hard to tell you're not starting an alternative rather than starting the right side.
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Mike

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Re: Re: Re: Whats your favorite nonstandard regex quote char?
by The Mad Hatter (Priest) on Apr 22, 2003 at 20:02 UTC
    It just looks clean to me, especially since it spans the height of the whole line. In my editor, it stands out quite nicely, so that isn't a problem for me. If it does start to get confusing though, I will use a different character.