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@node Documentation
@defvar text-quoting-style
@cindex curved quotes
@cindex curly quotes
-The value of this variable specifies the style used to generate text
-quotes. If the variable's value is @code{curve}, the style is
+The value of this variable is a symbol that specifies the style Emacs
+should use for single quotes in the wording of help and messages.
+If the variable's value is @code{curve}, the style is
@t{‘like this’} with curved single quotes. If the value is
@code{straight}, the style is @t{'like this'} with straight
apostrophes. If the value is @code{grave}, the style is @t{`like
-this'} with grave accent and apostrophe. The default value @code{nil}
+this'} with grave accent and apostrophe, the standard style
+before Emacs version 25. The default value @code{nil}
acts like @code{curve} if curved single quotes are displayable, and
-like @code{grave} otherwise. To use the traditional @code{grave}
-style, put the line @code{(setq text-quoting-style 'grave)} into your
-@file{~/.emacs} file.
+like @code{grave} otherwise.
@end defvar
@defun substitute-command-keys string