doc: journal: declaring commodities: mention double quotes (#1532)

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@ -2335,7 +2335,8 @@ You are likely to run into one of the problems solved by commodity
directives, sooner or later, so it's a good idea to just always use
them to declare your commodities.
A commodity directive is just the word `commodity` followed by an [amount](#amounts).
A commodity directive is just the word `commodity`,
followed by a sample [amount](#amounts) in some commodity.
It may be written on a single line, like this:
```journal
@ -2361,9 +2362,12 @@ commodity INR
format INR 1,00,00,000.00
```
The quantity of the amount does not matter; only the format is
significant. The number must include a decimal mark: either a period
or a comma, followed by 0 or more decimal digits.
Remember that if the commodity symbol contains spaces, numbers, or
punctuation, it must be enclosed in double quotes (cf [Amounts](#amounts)).
The amount's quantity does not matter; only the format is significant.
It must include a decimal mark - either a period or a comma - followed
by 0 or more decimal digits.
Note hledger normally uses
[banker's rounding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankers_rounding),