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Convert dumb apostrophes in French elisions

Converts straight apostrophes to curly in French elisions (l'amour, d'accord, c'est, etc.). Case-insensitive pattern targets common French elision letters.

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Beforel'amour

(?i)\b([cdjlmnstqu])'(?=\w)

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Afterl’amour

$1’

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