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Updates for apostrophes and quotation marks #557

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Updates for apostrophes and quotation marks
julian-cable Jan 31, 2024
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Updated list of punctuation marks
julian-cable Feb 1, 2024
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Maybe we can add the curly variants for quotation marks (single and double, opening and closing) to the list in line 756.

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<para>
For guidance on whether to use a possessive, refer to <xref linkend="possessives"/>.
</para>
<para>
Whether an apostrophe uses a straight character (the same as a straight single quotation mark) or a curly character is determined by considerations that include language, translation, and typography.
</para>


</section>
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To refer to a punctuation mark or special character, use its name alone if it is one of the following standard characters:
</para>
<para>
. , : ; ' " ( ) [ ] { } ! ?
. , : ; ' ‘ ’ " “ ” ( ) [ ] { } ! ?
</para>
<para>
For all other characters, use the character name followed by the symbol in parentheses.
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</row>
<row>
<entry> &apos; </entry>
<entry> &apos; or ’ </entry>
<entry> Apostrophe </entry>

</row>
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</row>
<row>
<entry> &quot; </entry>
<entry> Double quotation mark </entry>
<entry> &quot; or “ ” </entry>
<entry> Double quotation marks </entry>

</row>
<row>
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</row>
<row>
<entry> &apos; </entry>
<entry> Single quotation mark </entry>
<entry> &apos; or ‘ ’ </entry>
<entry> Single quotation marks </entry>

</row>
<row>
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