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(PHP Template) A single apostrophe ' breaks php-template highlighting
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Description
**Describe the issue**
An apostrophe `'` that exists on its own without being closed seems to break highlighting of everything that comes after it even if it's in a comment or escaped but only with the language `php-template`. With `php` it works fine as it should.
Funnily if anywhere later this `'` is "closed" it works again.
**Which language seems to have the issue?**
`php-template`
**Are you using `highlight` or `highlightAuto`?**
Highlight, not auto.
**Sample Code to Reproduce**
Code: See expected behaviour
**Not highlighted:**
```
Some HTML
```

**Correctly highlighted:**
```
Some HTML
```

**Expected behavior**
Github highlights the php bits:
```php
Some HTML
```
I expect it to highlight the code correctly even if not every ' is closed. In a comment for instance, English words allow for shortcuts with ' for instance "don't" or "can't".
**Additional observations**
Its breaks only if the apostrophe is in PHP code (not HTML) and if it's not in a code block comment /* such as this, that won't cause any troubles */.
It's always everything that comes after it that is broken not before so if half the file doesn't contain a `'` and then suddenly a php part with a `'` either in a `// comment '` or in a string `'string \' with an apostrophe'` the bottom half of the file is not highlighted.
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