This should ‘be’ replaced
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 2 //- - - - - - - - -// This should "be" replaced //- - - - - - - - -//This should “be” replaced
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 3 //- - - - - - - - -// **--** *---* a...<< b>> //- - - - - - - - -//– — a…« b»
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 4 //- - - - - - - - -// Some say '90s, others say 90's, but I can't say which is best. //- - - - - - - - -//Some say ’90s, others say 90’s, but I can’t say which is best.
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 5: contractions //- - - - - - - - -// Alice's, I'm ,Don't, You'd I've, I'll, You're [Cat][]'s Pajamas Yahoo!'s [Cat]: http://example.com //- - - - - - - - -//Alice’s, I’m ,Don’t, You’d
I’ve, I’ll, You’re
Cat’s Pajamas
Yahoo!’s
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 6: "" after digits are an inch //- - - - - - - - -// My height is 5'6"". //- - - - - - - - -//My height is 5'6"".
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 7: quote followed by ,.?! and spaces maybe a closer //- - - - - - - - -// reported "issue 1 (IE-only)", "issue 2", 'issue3 (FF-only)', 'issue4' //- - - - - - - - -//reported “issue 1 (IE-only)”, “issue 2”, ‘issue3 (FF-only)’, ‘issue4’
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 8: handle inches in qoutes //- - - - - - - - -// "Monitor 21"" and "Monitor"" //- - - - - - - - -//“Monitor 21"” and “Monitor”"
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 9: Closing quotation marks within italics //- - - - - - - - -// *"At first, things were not clear."* //- - - - - - - - -//“At first, things were not clear.”
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 10: Closing quotation marks within boldfacing //- - - - - - - - -// **"At first, things were not clear."** //- - - - - - - - -//“At first, things were not clear.”
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 11: Closing quotation marks within boldfacing and italics //- - - - - - - - -// ***"At first, things were not clear."*** //- - - - - - - - -//“At first, things were not clear.”
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 12: Closing quotation marks within boldfacing and italics //- - - - - - - - -// ***"At first, things were not clear."*** //- - - - - - - - -//“At first, things were not clear.”
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 13: Plural possessives //- - - - - - - - -// John's dog is named Sam. The Smiths' dog is named Rover. //- - - - - - - - -//John’s dog is named Sam. The Smiths’ dog is named Rover.
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 14: Links within quotation marks and parenthetical phrases //- - - - - - - - -// This is not difficult (see "[Introduction to Hugo Templating](https://gohugo.io/templates/introduction/)"). //- - - - - - - - -//This is not difficult (see “Introduction to Hugo Templating”).
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 15: Quotation marks within links //- - - - - - - - -// Apple's early Cairo font gave us ["moof" and the "dogcow."](https://www.macworld.com/article/2926184/we-miss-you-clarus-the-dogcow.html) //- - - - - - - - -//Apple’s early Cairo font gave us “moof” and the “dogcow.”
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 16: Single closing quotation marks with slang/informalities //- - - - - - - - -// "I'm not doin' that," Bill said with emphasis. //- - - - - - - - -//“I’m not doin’ that,” Bill said with emphasis.
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 17: Closing single quotation marks in quotations-within-quotations //- - - - - - - - -// Janet said, "When everything is 'breaking news,' nothing is 'breaking news.'" //- - - - - - - - -//Janet said, “When everything is ‘breaking news,’ nothing is ‘breaking news.’”
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 18: Opening single quotation marks for abbreviations //- - - - - - - - -// We're talking about the internet --- 'net for short. Let's rock 'n roll! //- - - - - - - - -//We’re talking about the internet — ’net for short. Let’s rock ’n roll!
//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =// 19: Quotes in alt text //- - - - - - - - -//  //- - - - - - - - -//