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Rule "double quote instead of apostrophe"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: double quote instead of apostrophe
Message: The double quotation mark seems incorrect here.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He wasn"t ready yet.
    Correction suggestion: wasn't
  • He couldn"t do it.
    Correction suggestion: couldn't
ID: APOSTROPHE_VS_QUOTE [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)