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# Escaped quotes
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She stood 5\'7\".
She stood 5'7".

\"What?\"
"What?"

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# Primes (single, double)
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Alice's friend is 6'3" tall.
Alice's friend is 6′3″ tall.

Bob's table is 5'' × 4''.
Bob's table is 5″ × 4″.

Bob's table is 5'×4'.
Bob's table is 5′×4′.

What's this '-5.5'',' '-10.2'' cm,' and another '-7.25''' thing?
What's this ‘-5.5″,’ ‘-10.2″ cm,’ and another ‘-7.25″’ thing?

'What's this -5.5'' thing?'
‘What's this -5.5″ thing?’

+7.9'' is weird.
+7.9″ is weird.

12" record, 5'10" height
12″ record, 5′10″ height

Use 11.5"x14.25" virtual paper!
Use 11.5″x14.25″ virtual paper!

Angular measure 3° 5' 30" means 3 degs, 5 arcmins, & 30 arcsecs.
Angular measure 3° 5′ 30″ means 3 degs, 5 arcmins, & 30 arcsecs.

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# Double quotes
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"I am Sam"
“I am Sam”

"...even better!"
“...even better!”

"It was so," said he.
“It was so,” said he.

"What cries in the streets"?
“What cries in the streets”?

With "air quotes" in the middle.
With “air quotes” in the middle.

With--"air quotes"--and dashes.
With--“air quotes”--and dashes.

"Not all open quotes are closed...
“Not all open quotes are closed...

"---retroactively!"
“---retroactively!”

"And this" and "and this" and "and this" and "and another."
“And this” and “and this” and “and this” and “and another.”

"Will'll invite?" Mrs. Thorne asked;\n"because he's coming--he's at the gate."
“Will'll invite?” Mrs. Thorne asked;\n“because he's coming--he's at the gate.”

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# Single quotes
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'I am Sam'
‘I am Sam’

'It was so,' said he.
‘It was so,’ said he.

'...even better!'
‘...even better!’

With 'quotes' in the middle.
With ‘quotes’ in the middle.

With--'imaginary'--dashes.
With--‘imaginary’--dashes.

''Cause I don't like it, 's why,' said Pat.
‘'Cause I don't like it, 's why,’ said Pat.

'It's a beautiful day!'
‘It's a beautiful day!’

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# Possessives
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Sam's Sams' and the Ross's roses' thorns were prickly.
Sam's Sams' and the Ross's roses' thorns were prickly.

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# Inside contractions (no leading/trailing apostrophes)
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I don't like it: I love's it!
I don't like it: I love's it!

We'd've thought that pancakes'll be sweeter there.
We'd've thought that pancakes'll be sweeter there.

She'd be coming o'er when the horse'd gone to pasture...
She'd be coming o'er when the horse'd gone to pasture...

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# Beginning contractions (leading apostrophes)
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'Twas and 'tis whate'er lay 'twixt dawn and dusk 'n River Styx.
'Twas and 'tis whate'er lay 'twixt dawn and dusk 'n River Styx.

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# Outside contractions (leading and trailing, no middle)
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Salt 'n' vinegar, fish-'n'-chips, sugar 'n spice!
Salt 'n' vinegar, fish-'n'-chips, sugar 'n spice!

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# Ending contractions (trailing apostrophes)
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Didn' get th' message.
Didn' get th' message.

Namsayin', y'know what I'ma sayin'?
Namsayin', y'know what I'ma sayin'?

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The Roaring '20s had the best music, no?
The Roaring '20s had the best music, no?

Took place in '04, yes'm!
Took place in '04, yes'm!

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# Consecutive quotes
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"'I'm trouble.'"
“‘I'm trouble.’”

'"Trouble's my name."'
‘“Trouble's my name.”’

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"'Here I am,' said Sam"
“‘Here I am,’ said Sam”

'"Here I am," said Sam'
‘“Here I am,” said Sam’

'Hello, "Dr. Brown," what's your real name?'
‘Hello, “Dr. Brown,” what's your real name?’

"'Twas, t'wasn't thy name, 'twas it?" said Jim "the Barber" Brown.
“'Twas, t'wasn't thy name, 'twas it?” said Jim “the Barber” Brown.

"'I'm in danger. Help? Take me to'--an address on Van Ness Avenue.
“‘I'm in danger. Help? Take me to’--an address on Van Ness Avenue.

"Ah," she said, "you knew! He told you--and you said 'my dear'! How could you?!"
“Ah,” she said, “you knew! He told you--and you said ‘my dear’! How could you?!”

shouldn't drop letters, nor say "ain't" or "hain't."
shouldn't drop letters, nor say “ain't” or “hain't.”

"’Kearney lives on the banks of Killarney—’
“’Kearney lives on the banks of Killarney—’

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# Mixed
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"She said, 'That's Sam's'," said the Sams' cat.
“She said, ‘That's Sam's’,” said the Sams' cat.

"Jane said, ''E'll be spooky, Sam's son with the jack-o'-lantern!'" said the O'Mally twins'---y'know---ghosts in unison.
“Jane said, ‘'E'll be spooky, Sam's son with the jack-o'-lantern!’” said the O'Mally twins'---y'know---ghosts in unison.

'He's at Sam's'
‘He's at Sam's’

ma'am
ma'am

'Twas midnight
'Twas midnight

"Hello," said the spider. "'Shelob' is my name."
“Hello,” said the spider. “‘Shelob’ is my name.”

'He said, \"I want to go.\"' Were you alive in the 70's?
‘He said, "I want to go."’ Were you alive in the 70's?

"That's a 'magic' sock."
“That's a ‘magic’ sock.”

'That's a "magic" sock.'
‘That's a “magic” sock.’

'That's a "very 'magic'" sock.'
‘That's a “very ‘magic’” sock.’

Website! Company Name, Inc. ("Company Name" or "Company") recommends reading carefully:
Website! Company Name, Inc. (“Company Name” or “Company”) recommends reading carefully:

Website! Company Name, Inc. ('Company Name' or 'Company') recommends reading carefully:
Website! Company Name, Inc. (‘Company Name’ or ‘Company’) recommends reading carefully:

Workin' hard
Workin' hard

"She said, 'Llamas'll languish, they'll--
“She said, ‘Llamas'll languish, they'll--

'The 70s are my favorite numbers,' she said.
‘The 70s are my favorite numbers,’ she said.

'70s fashion was weird.
'70s fashion was weird.

Model \"T2000\"
Model "T2000"

The 2's complement.\n\n'Yar, binary!'
The 2's complement.\n\n‘Yar, binary!’

The Who's complement.\n\n\n"Paragraph boundary!"
The Who's complement.\n\n\n“Paragraph boundary!”

'Oak,' 'elm,' and 'beech' are names of trees. So is 'pine.'
‘Oak,’ ‘elm,’ and ‘beech’ are names of trees. So is ‘pine.’

'A', 'B', and 'C' are letters.
‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ are letters.

'He said, "Thinkin'."'
‘He said, “Thinkin'.”’

''Sup, Doc?'
‘'Sup, Doc?’

'Wouldn't 'a brushed a fly off the top twig,' exclaimed Ashbrook,
‘Wouldn't 'a brushed a fly off the top twig,’ exclaimed Ashbrook,

"But ye've been 'nation quiet all the day though," said the lad...
“But ye've been 'nation quiet all the day though,” said the lad...

"Not much o' fellow-creaturs, I think, Miss; all I know—my old master, as war a knowin' man, used to say, says he, 'If e'er I sow my wheat wi'out brinin', I'm a Dutchman,' says he; an' that war as much as to say as a Dutchman war a fool, or next door. Nay, nay, I aren't goin' to bother mysen about Dutchmen. There's fools enoo, an' rogues enoo, wi'out lookin' i' books for 'em."
“Not much o' fellow-creaturs, I think, Miss; all I know—my old master, as war a knowin' man, used to say, says he, ‘If e'er I sow my wheat wi'out brinin', I'm a Dutchman,’ says he; an' that war as much as to say as a Dutchman war a fool, or next door. Nay, nay, I aren't goin' to bother mysen about Dutchmen. There's fools enoo, an' rogues enoo, wi'out lookin' i' books for 'em.”

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She said, 'Cause of death?\n\n'Old age, there's no doubt.'
She said, 'Cause of death?\n\n‘Old age, there's no doubt.’

She said, 'Cause I said so!\n\n'If we're done, I've a secret.'
She said, 'Cause I said so!\n\n‘If we're done, I've a secret.’

Book 'em, Danno. Rock 'n' roll. 'Cause 'twas the season.
Book 'em, Danno. Rock 'n' roll. 'Cause 'twas the season.

'Bout that time I says, 'Boys! I been thinkin' 'bout th' Universe.'
'Bout that time I says, ‘Boys! I been thinkin' 'bout th' Universe.’

"Jarvis, sir? Why, him as 'listed some years ago, and fought under
“Jarvis, sir? Why, him as 'listed some years ago, and fought under