Subj : Why is the apostrophe used instead of the quotation mark?
To   : All
From : Denis Mosko
Date : Sun Apr 05 2020 15:33:22

David said, "Today we shall all be working hard, don't slack off".

David said, 'Today we shall all be working hard, don't slack off'.

See how silly the second one is, using the same punctuation mark for the 
missing letter in don't as for what David spoke?

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