This is why English does the thing. Thank you! Its something I noticed and know but couldn’t put into words.
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tal@lemmy.today 4 weeks agoCould be following British convention.
thepunctuationguide.com/british-versus-american-s…
American style uses double quotes (“) for initial quotations, then single quotes (‘) for quotations within the initial quotation.
British style uses single quotes (‘) for initial quotations, then double quotes (“) for quotations within the initial quotation.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
verdantbanana@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
TIL
American style “Economic systems,” according to Professor White, “are an inevitable byproduct of civilization, and are, as John Doe said, ‘with us whether we want them or not.’”
British style uses single quotes (‘) for initial quotations, then double quotes (“) for quotations within the initial quotation.
British style ‘Economic systems’, according to Professor White, ‘are an inevitable byproduct of civilization, and are, as John Doe said, “with us whether we want them or not”’.
British style looks better and more functional
anzo@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
Interesting! Python and Bash do the same as British.