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Rule "require typographical (curly) apostrophe (’)"

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Description: require typographical (curly) apostrophe (’)
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: Consider using the typographical apostrophe.
Category: Typography (ID: TYPOGRAPHY)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/punctuation-guide/#what-is-an-apostrophe
Tags: [picky]
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • An actress's role
    Correction suggestion: ’s
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: TYPOGRAPHICAL_APOSTROPHE [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-23 22:33:07 +0200)