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Rule "spell checker.”. (checker.”)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: spell checker.”. (checker.”)
Message: Unless punctuating an abbreviation or acronym, periods should not appear both inside and outside of a quote.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It turned out that Google was promoting this app every time someone searched for a “spell checker.”.
    Correction suggestion: checker.”
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • My boss was like "ohhh sh.....".
  • Oh, and the term "jewfro" definitely predates "The O.C.".
  • Adchem Corp. ".
  • "An Introduction to the Syntax and Content of Cyc.".
  • The Church of Denmark still uses the phrase "We renounce the devil and all his doings and all his beings" as the beginning of this creed, before the line "We believe in God etc.".
ID: PERIOD_QUOTE_PERIOD [1]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-12-17 22:33:08 +0100)