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by Y_Y 682 days ago
There is a classic English-language solution in the so called ⁶⁶round quotes⁹⁹, like the accursed SmartQuotes MS Word feature inflicts. There is more than one pair, and they look visually indistinct in some situations so I used superscript numbers above, rather than “this”.

I like the «guillemot» (French) solution, and also the similar ‹chevrons›. Like all similar holy wars there are issues with familiarity and input methods etc. and I don't think it will be solved through mere elegance.

Honorable mention to the classic ``unix quotes'' that are still seen in typesetting software.