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shagieyesterday at 4:51 PM1 replyview on HN

I thought the guillemet was French rather than German and the other way around.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark#Summary_table


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Freak_NLyesterday at 5:22 PM

German uses both kinds depending on the style and writer's preference. French has the guillemets the other way around.

(That Wikipedia table shows that too by the way.)