Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 11:40:37 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>, Freddie Cash <fcash@bigfoot.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Punctuation conventions Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20000602113424.04a2caf0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20000602180619.B232@parish> References: <3936A504.9741.9963DB1@localhost> <006d01bfcc13$1b573c10$2969a0d0@leviathan> <3936A504.9741.9963DB1@localhost>
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At 11:06 AM 6/2/2000, Mark Ovens wrote: >Maybe they find quote marks annoying in our novels. To me, the most annoying misuse of quotes in English is for emphasis. Italics, boldface, or all caps are less confusing. My guess is that this misuse arises because one sometimes sees quotes used as an editorial device to express sarcasm or incredulity at the use of a word or term. (An equivalent "quotes" gesture is often used in face-to-face conversation.) But apparently, some folks who don't get the sarcasm mistake both the typographical convention and the gesture as signifying emphasis. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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