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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>“</big>curly<big>”</big>}} quotes or {{avoid|<big>‘</big>curly<big>’</big>}} apostrophes.

* Use {{preferred|<big>"</big>straight<big>"</big>}} quotes and {{preferred|<big>'</big>straight<big>'</big>}} apostrophes, instead of {{avoid|<big>“</big>curly<big>”</big>}} quotes or {{avoid|<big>‘</big>curly<big>’</big>}} apostrophes. 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>}} (including backticks) and {{avoid|<big>′</big>prime symbols<big>′</big>}} (including, for example, {{avoid|<big>″</big>double primes<big>″</big>}}) as quotation marks or apostrophes.

* Except in special cases, 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 for English text.

(~~Straight~~ quotes ~~are much easier~~ to ~~type on most keyboards and produce fewer encoding problems~~.)

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. Since ''italic'' text leans right, {{tlx|`}} and {{tlx|`s}} can be used after italic text to additionally prevent the last letter from intersecting the apostrophe.

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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.
+* 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. 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>}} (including backticks) and {{avoid|<big>′</big>prime symbols<big>′</big>}} (including, for example, {{avoid|<big>″</big>double primes<big>″</big>}}) as quotation marks or apostrophes.
 * Except in special cases, 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 for English text.
-(Straight quotes are much easier to type on most keyboards and produce fewer encoding problems.)
+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. Since ''italic'' text leans right, {{tlx|`}} and {{tlx|`s}} can be used after italic text to additionally prevent the last letter from intersecting the apostrophe.
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