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Rule "Smart quotes (“”)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Smart quotes (“”)
Message:	Consider using a typographic close quote 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 ("test") Correction suggestion: ” Use a quote "here" to say something. Correction suggestion: ” This is another "test". Correction suggestion: ” Achilles is mentioned in the song "57821", by Janelle Monáe ft. Correction suggestion: ” American baseball player nicknamed "The Animal" Correction suggestion: ”
Correct sentences for comparison:	“Test”! Economy class seats have a seat pitch of 31-33"
ID:	EN_QUOTES [4]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-24 22:33:07 +0200)

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