Issue #16495 has been updated by Dan0042 (Daniel DeLorme). I'd like something that's convenient to copy-paste. Testing: with single quote pair: undefined local variable or method 'foobar' for main:Object (NameError) `undefined local variable or method 'foobar' for main:Object (NameError)` ``undefined local variable or method 'foobar' for main:Object (NameError)`` with backtick pair: undefined local variable or method `foobar` for main:Object (NameError) `undefined local variable or method `foobar` for main:Object (NameError)` ``undefined local variable or method `foobar` for main:Object (NameError)`` At first I preferred backticks but given how the above are rendered in markdown I've ended up preferring single quotes. ---------------------------------------- Feature #16495: Inconsistent quotes in error messages https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16495#change-106318 * Author: Kolano (Kenneth Kolano) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) ---------------------------------------- Error messages use inconsistent pairs of quotes, for instance: ``` -e:1:in `<main>': undefined local variable or method `foo' for main:Object (NameError) ``` where a back tick is used on the left-hand side, and a single quote is used on the right. The same quotes should be used on either side of the elements being quoted. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/