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Expand Up @@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ Double quotes are the most common form of quotes and one you may see whenever te
Single quotes also give you a string value, just like double quotes. The difference here is that they allow you to use double quotes in the text: `'he said "can you grab my glass?"'`

**String interpolation**
Nushell supports string interpolation, allowing you to run sub-expressions inside of strings prefixed with `$`. For instance:

```
$"my message"
> echo $"6 x 7 = (6 * 7)"
6 x 7 = 42
```
Nushell also string interpolation, allowing you to run sub-expressions inside of strings.


```
> ls | each { echo $"($it.name) is ($it.size)" }
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