Dans "Le cœur a ses raisons"

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Why aren't "guillemets" (chevrons) accepted ? Dans « Le cœur a ses raisons ». My understanding is the chevrons are the standard quotation marks while the double quotes, as in English, are only used when quoting inside quotes, for example, « something "else" ».

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Bonjour William,

See my answer to your other question below:

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Bonne journée !

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Dans "Le cœur a ses raisons"

Why aren't "guillemets" (chevrons) accepted ? Dans « Le cœur a ses raisons ». My understanding is the chevrons are the standard quotation marks while the double quotes, as in English, are only used when quoting inside quotes, for example, « something "else" ».

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