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 # Discussion
 
 -   Q: (Referencing the first half of your talk): How does this approach
-    compare to using tq.el, Emacs\' built-in library for transaction
+    compare to using tq.el, Emacs' built-in library for transaction
     queues?
-    -   A: Great question; should have mentioned that\... I took a look,
-        but chose to just do it \"by hand\"; I wouldn\'t have used many
+    -   A: Great question; should have mentioned that... I took a look,
+        but chose to just do it "by hand"; I wouldn't have used many
         of the features offerred by tq.
 -   Q: Have you considered using the aio.el library (written by Chris
     Wellons) that implements async/await for Emacs lisp using promises?
-    It\'s implemented using Elisp\'s record data structure, and turns
+    It's implemented using Elisp's record data structure, and turns
     the nested callback structure into regular-looking Elisp code
     (without extra keywords etc). +1
-    -   A: I wasn\'t aware, but thanks for the pointer\-- will
+    -   A: I wasn't aware, but thanks for the pointer-- will
         definitely take a look
 -   Q: not to take away from your excellent work, but are you aware that
-    EMMS has an MPD client? There\'s also mpc.el built into Emacs.
+    EMMS has an MPD client? There's also mpc.el built into Emacs.
     -   A: Another great point; I am, along with mpdel (another MPD
-        client for Emacs). They are all full-fledge applications\-- I
+        client for Emacs). They are all full-fledge applications-- I
         just wanted a small, tight toolkit
 -   Q:Have you seen the Lonesome Pine Specials? I saw your music library
     and figured you would be interested. My favorite is the one with
     Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, and I think Bela Fleck and
-    Mark O\'Connor?
-    -   A: LOL I haven\'t, but I I think I will be!
+    Mark O'Connor?
+    -   A: LOL I haven't, but I I think I will be!
 -   Q: can you share the code to the macro that creates the callback
     tree?
     -   A: <https://github.com/sp1ff/elmpd/blob/master/elmpd.el#L898>
         -   thanks!
 -   Q: would using dynamic/special vars add anything interesting /
-    easier to async elisp in your opinion? i noticed you using \`let\` a
-    lot, but if you defined a variable hmm\... not sure if i can :)  i
+    easier to async elisp in your opinion? i noticed you using `let` a
+    lot, but if you defined a variable hmm... not sure if i can :)  i
     was just wondering if having dynamic binding in Elisp opposed to
     something like JS adds some power to async programming
     -   A: lexical binding is easier to reason about :)
--   Q: There\'s another package (chuntaro?) in addition to wellon\'s aio
+-   Q: There's another package (chuntaro?) in addition to wellon's aio
     that also implements a coroutine trampoline on the emacs event loop.
     any thoughts on the async/await paradigm generally red/blue
     functions, etc?
-    -   A: Longer discussion in the chat room, but I think it\'s a
+    -   A: Longer discussion in the chat room, but I think it's a
         promising if over-used approach to concurrency.
 - Q: How does your project compare to some of the other MPD clients?
 - Q: Any thoughts on the async await paradigm generally, red-blue functions, etc.?