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== Quotation marks and apostrophes ==

{{w|wp:Manual of Style#Quotation marks|As on Wikipedia}}, please ~~use~~ {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight<big>"</big>}} quotes ~~and~~ {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} ~~apostrophes,~~ instead of {{avoid|<big>&~~ldquo~~;</big>curly<big>&~~rdquo~~;</big>}} ~~quotes or~~ {{~~avoid~~|<big>~~‘~~</big>curly<big>’</big>}} apostrophes. Avoid using {{avoid|<big>`</big>accent marks<big>´</big>}} (~~including~~ backticks), {{avoid|<big>&bdquo;</big>low-high quotes<big>“</big>}}, {{avoid|<big>「</big>corner brackets<big>」</big>}}, or {{avoid|<big>«</big>guillemets<big>»</big>}} as quotation marks ~~for English text~~, except in special cases ~~and when such marks are internal to~~ non-English text, and ~~avoid using accent marks as apostrophes~~. ~~(Straight quotes are much easier~~ to ~~type on most keyboards and produce far fewer encoding problems~~.)

{{w|wp:Manual of Style#Quotation marks|As on Wikipedia}}, please:

# Use {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight quotes<big>"</big>}}, instead of {{avoid|<big>“</big>curly quotes<big>”</big>}} (the same applies for single quotes: {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} instead of {{avoid|<big>‘</big>curly<big>’</big>}}), and straight apostrophes ({{preferred|<big>'</big>}}) instead of curly apostrophes ({{avoid|<big>’</big>}}). Straight quotes and straight apostrophes are much easier to type on most keyboards than their curly (typographic) counterparts and produce fewer encoding problems.

# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>`</big>accent marks<big>´</big>}} (e.g. backticks) and {{avoid|<big>′</big>prime symbols<big>′</big>}} (including, e.g. {{avoid|<big>″</big>double primes<big>″</big>}}) as quotation marks or apostrophes.

# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>&bdquo;</big>low-high quotes<big>“</big>}}, {{avoid|<big>「</big>corner brackets<big>」</big>}}, or {{avoid|<big>«</big>guillemets<big>»</big>}} as quotation marks, except in special cases or for non-English text that uses these marks.

The templates {{tlx|'}} and {{tlx|'s}} are helpful when an apostrophe or single quote appears at the beginning or end of text in '''bold''' or ''italics'', because bold and italic text are themselves indicated by sequences of single quotes. When an apostrophe follows italicized text, {{tlx|`}} and {{tlx|`s}} can be used to additionally prevent the apostrophe from intersecting the last letter.

== Links ==

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# A page presenting established or original ideas that uses a nonstandard framework or terminology should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the {{w|WP:USERSPACE|user namespace}}, under the editor's [[Help:User pages|user page]]; e.g. [[User:Moremajorthanmajor/8L 3s (perfect twelfth equivalent)]].

#* Alternatively, it maybe be placed as a [[Help: Editing #Subpages|subpage]] in the main namespace, under the topic's main page; e.g. [[22edo/Eliora's approach]]. This option is mainly useful for pages with more than one main contributor.

# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].

# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|WP:Essays|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].

#* Exceptions may be made for pages like [[:Category:Guides|guides]] written with a wide target audience, for which the main namespace offers the best visibility; e.g. [[D&D's guide]].

# A page that contains established or original ideas which are less likely to find practical applications in xenharmonic music should be marked as a [[:Category:Novelties|novelty topic]] using [[Template: Novelty]]; e.g. [[1/0]].

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 == Quotation marks and apostrophes ==
-{{w|wp:Manual of Style#Quotation marks|As on Wikipedia}}, please use {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight<big>"</big>}} quotes and {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} apostrophes, instead of {{avoid|<big>&ldquo;</big>curly<big>&rdquo;</big>}} quotes or {{avoid|<big>&lsquo;</big>curly<big>&rsquo;</big>}} apostrophes. Avoid using {{avoid|<big>`</big>accent marks<big>´</big>}} (including backticks), {{avoid|<big>&bdquo;</big>low-high quotes<big>&ldquo;</big>}}, {{avoid|<big>「</big>corner brackets<big>」</big>}}, or {{avoid|<big>«</big>guillemets<big>»</big>}} as quotation marks for English text, except in special cases and when such marks are internal to non-English text, and avoid using accent marks as apostrophes. (Straight quotes are much easier to type on most keyboards and produce far fewer encoding problems.)
+{{w|wp:Manual of Style#Quotation marks|As on Wikipedia}}, please:
+# Use {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight quotes<big>"</big>}}, instead of {{avoid|<big>&ldquo;</big>curly quotes<big>&rdquo;</big>}} (the same applies for single quotes: {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} instead of {{avoid|<big>&lsquo;</big>curly<big>&rsquo;</big>}}), and straight apostrophes ({{preferred|<big>'</big>}}) instead of curly apostrophes ({{avoid|<big>&rsquo;</big>}}). Straight quotes and straight apostrophes are much easier to type on most keyboards than their curly (typographic) counterparts and produce fewer encoding problems.
+# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>`</big>accent marks<big>´</big>}} (e.g. backticks) and {{avoid|<big>′</big>prime symbols<big>′</big>}} (including, e.g. {{avoid|<big>″</big>double primes<big>″</big>}}) as quotation marks or apostrophes.
+# Avoid using {{avoid|<big>&bdquo;</big>low-high quotes<big>&ldquo;</big>}}, {{avoid|<big>「</big>corner brackets<big>」</big>}}, or {{avoid|<big>«</big>guillemets<big>»</big>}} as quotation marks, except in special cases or for non-English text that uses these marks.
+The templates {{tlx|'}} and {{tlx|'s}} are helpful when an apostrophe or single quote appears at the beginning or end of text in '''bold''' or ''italics'', because bold and italic text are themselves indicated by sequences of single quotes. When an apostrophe follows italicized text, {{tlx|`}} and {{tlx|`s}} can be used to additionally prevent the apostrophe from intersecting the last letter.
 == Links ==
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 # A page presenting established or original ideas that uses a nonstandard framework or terminology should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the {{w|WP:USERSPACE|user namespace}}, under the editor's [[Help:User pages|user page]]; e.g. [[User:Moremajorthanmajor/8L&nbsp;3s (perfect twelfth equivalent)]].
 #* Alternatively, it maybe be placed as a [[Help: Editing #Subpages|subpage]] in the main namespace, under the topic's main page; e.g. [[22edo/Eliora's approach]]. This option is mainly useful for pages with more than one main contributor.
-# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].
+# A page presenting original ideas in a non-neutral way (e.g. an {{w|WP:Essays|essay}}, presenting its author's own argument on a given topic) should be placed as a [[subpage]] in the user namespace, under the author's user page; e.g. [[User:FloraC/There is not a third side of the river]].
 #* Exceptions may be made for pages like [[:Category:Guides|guides]] written with a wide target audience, for which the main namespace offers the best visibility; e.g. [[D&D's guide]].
 # A page that contains established or original ideas which are less likely to find practical applications in xenharmonic music should be marked as a [[:Category:Novelties|novelty topic]] using [[Template: Novelty]]; e.g. [[1/0]].