On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 03:54 Fernando Santagata <nando.santag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 9:38 AM Fernando Santagata < > nando.santag...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It can be used this way: >> >> $ raku -e'say „Hello!“' >> Hello! >> But it must be used with that closing quote '“' (U+201C); it cannot be >> used paired with itself: >> > > There's another quotation mark that can be used with '„', it's '”' > (U+201D). I know, it's difficult to see the difference :-) > It’s easier to see in serif typefaces. Traditionally, pairing „Hello!“ (with U+201C) is how German used it and „Hello!” (with U+201D) is how Dutch used it. But those conventions aren’t as rigidly set as in some other languages. In any case, it makes sense to allow either left- or right-closing double quotation mark in closing.
