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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage{ae}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\begin{document}
\begin{itemize}
\item Proper kerning for German-style quotes:\par
  \begin{center}
    \Large \quotedblbase W`` \quotedblbase V`` \quotedblbase O``
    \quotesinglbase W` \quotesinglbase V` \quotesinglbase O`
  \end{center}
\item Without kerning:\par
  \begin{center}
    \Large \quotedblbase{}W{}`` \quotedblbase{}V{}`` \quotedblbase{}O{}``
    \quotesinglbase{}W{}` \quotesinglbase{}V{}` \quotesinglbase{}O{}`
  \end{center}
\item Lowered umlaut dots:
  \begin{center}
    \Large \"a \"o \"u i
  \end{center}
\end{itemize}
\end{document}