double quotes
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A “string” is a set of letters the computer can process, surrounded by double quotes.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2012
The variation between single and double quotes for nested quotations is unchanged.
From Iole by Arthur C. Becker
Moved the semi-colon inside the double quotes on page 285, around: "corresponding points."
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
The representation of ditto marks in the calculation sections of Chapter VII by double quotes rather than double prime marks conforms to the original.
From The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America by Hudson Stuck
The following changes have been made to the original text: Page 30: Changed double quotes to single quotes: 'Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye,'Page 64: "reader." changed to "reader,"Page 65: "home," changed to "home."
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by J. Hamilton Fyfe
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