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Rule "Smart quotes (“”)"

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Description: Smart quotes (“”)
Message: Consider using typographic quotation marks here.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/punctuation-guide/#what-are-quotation-marks
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is a "test".
    Correction suggestion: “test”
  • My favorite letter of the alphabet is "X".
    Correction suggestion: “X”
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: EN_QUOTES [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)