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> But surely one slot became available.

Two is correct.

> If two were used for curly quotes and then one for the straight ones, only one would become available.

Yes, but in fact four slots would have been required for curlies, while two were used for straights. Single and double quotes are two different characters when straight, and two different pairs when curly.




Ah thanks. Haven't ever seen a typewriter and ingorantly assumed you'd get double quotes from pressing a single quote twice.




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