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open quote
or open quotes
noun
- the quotation mark used to begin a quotation (“ or ").
- (used by a speaker to signify that a quotation will follow.)
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Example Sentences
Page 13, added missing open quote before "I'll tell them that you are mad."
From Project Gutenberg
Page 128 (Jerry was put to work in the engine room) This paragraph appears to need an open quote.
From Project Gutenberg
Page 63, added missing open quote before "Ah, Captain Ernscliffe."
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The text indicated quotes by repeating the open quote character on each new line.
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Page 170, changed "Whose" to "Who's" and added missing open quote before "you sleep soundly, sir."
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