smart quotes
noun/ˈsmɑːt kwəʊts/
/ˈsmɑːrt kwəʊts/
[plural] (computing)- quotation marks which are typed using the same key, but which look different on screen or when printed, depending on whether they open or close the words that are being quoted
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