red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down17
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareIncandemon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 days 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-up3·2 days 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.