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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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_quote#Electronic_documents
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is a "new test".
    Correction suggestion: “new test”
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: EN_QUOTES [2]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)