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by Tepix 1073 days ago
I can't help but notice you are using

    “ (U+201C : LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK {double turned  comma quotation mark}) 
instead of

    ″ (U+2033 : DOUBLE PRIME {seconds, inches})
in the headline.
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I apologize for the grave mistake.
It's really more an acute mistake.
I apologize for the acute mistake.
Just in case some people don’t get the joke: https://blog.duolingo.com/french-accent-marks-pronunciation/
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I didn't know there was a Unicode code point for that! I'd always thought one should just use straight quotes for inches. Thanks!
That was exactly the reference I turned up—though I (shamefully) didn't read far enough to see the mention of proper foot and inch marks, only the initial recommendation to use straight quotes.