Filed on behalf of the Newsroom. Apologies in advance but I feel I have to ask. When users change content, can dumb quotes be converted to smart quotes automatically?
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First off, smart quotes. We’re talking about these four characters: “ ‘ ’ ”
My logic:
- When a single or double quote mark is typed
o at the start of a line,
o OR at the start of a paragraph,
o OR after a space,
THEN: use the LEFT (open quote) version. i.e., “ or ‘
- When a single or double quote mark is typed after any other character,
THEN: use the RIGHT (close quote) version. i.e., ” or ’
We’re well aware that there will be cases when this logic would not produce the desired result.
Here are some examples:
- Go get ’em!
- A child of the ’90s
- Rock ’n’ roll
- ’Tis the season
You may see a pattern: The problem arises when we want the right single quote mark (an apostrophe) to appear at the start of a word or line.
To get around it, a button for these specific characters would be wonderful. The most critical is this one: ’