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I need help with this. The console keeps returning an error. can anyone help me check for any mistakes cos I don’t seem to see any in my code. I did exactly what the instructions asked me to do
https://www.codecademy.com/paths/web-development/tracks/build-interactive-websites/modules/templating-with-handlebars/lessons/learn-handlebars/exercises/handlebars-if
<script id="ifHelper" type="text/x-handlebars-template">
{{#if opinion}}
<p>
The correct way to say 'GIF' is GIF!
</p>
{{/if}}
</script>
The instruction:
Inside the {{if}} block, add an opening and closing <p> tag. Inside the created <p> add in the text: "The correct way to say 'GIF' is GIF!" .
This template will now include a <p> element that says "The correct way to say 'GIF' is GIF!" if opinion is truthy.
Hello, sorry I’m a bit late, but did you try putting the paragraph sentence inside speechmarks? I put it in single speechmarks and then the first GIF in double marks and it seems to be working.
Hope you already resolved it, though 
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Use “” around the paragraph" so:
{{#if opinion}}
“The correct way to say ‘GIF’ is GIF!”
{{/if}}
I tried to backslash the ‘GIF’ and it didn’t work either. Hope this helps!
Lauren
Codecademy’s solution module is now way better and makes deciphering those small syntax errors a lot easier for us.
By the way: it’s GIF with a hard G. Like a Gift. Or Graphics 
but I’m just sayin’!
