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I'm writing (or at least trying to write) a novel, and using standard manuscript format: 12-point Courier, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, etc. I'm using Google Docs, which automatically converts s...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T04:23:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/17888 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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PinkAmpersand
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2019-12-08T04:23:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing (or at least trying to write) a novel, and using standard manuscript format: 12-point Courier, double-spaced, 1-inch margins, etc. I'm using Google Docs, which automatically converts straight quotation marks (i.e. `'` or `"`) to curly ones (i.e. `‘` and `’` or `“` and `”`). Personally, I like the way this looks, but I know a lot of proper manuscript format is about avoiding fancy typographical stuff (e.g. using two hyphens instead of an em-dash). Is it acceptable to use these curly quotes, or should I switch to straight ones?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-06-25T17:12:15Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 4