red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down15
arrow-up199arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareIncandemon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-21 day agoI think I’ve most often heard quote unquote used sarcastically, like scare quotes in writing. When someone’s quoting something seriously I usually hear the quote something unquote or a and I quote something.
minus-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoIndeed. With very slowly pronounced “bunny ear finger quotes” as you say it to emphasize the sarcasm.
I think I’ve most often heard quote unquote used sarcastically, like scare quotes in writing. When someone’s quoting something seriously I usually hear the quote something unquote or a and I quote something.
Indeed. With very slowly pronounced “bunny ear finger quotes” as you say it to emphasize the sarcasm.