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Joshua Graham
9,882 PointsWhy isn't this working Console.WriteLine(firstName + " rocks!");
This didn't work neither did concatenating and assigning to firstName before WriteLine
string firstName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine(firstName+“ rocks!”);
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsYou've got the wrong kind of quote marks. As Patrik indicated visually, you're using word-processor style quotes instead of programming quotes. This might be from cutting and pasting them from the instructions. Actually cutting the message itself is a good idea, but always add the quotes yourself to make sure they're the right kind.
Patrik Horváth
11,110 PointsPatrik Horváth
11,110 Pointswhot about using
and not
“ ”
its difrent :)