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Quotation Marks

Use straight-up-and-down single and double quotation marks -- do not use curly quotes.

INCORRECT: “This wasn’t the outcome I expected,” she said.

CORRECT: "This wasn't the outcome I expected," she said.

For large block quotes, use the blockquote tag.

Don't use the q tag -- we need to wait for better browser support and for visitors to upgrade to these newer browsers.

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