red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down15
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down8·16 hours agoProfessors and engineers, in my experience, tend to say “quote… the thing… end quote”. Regular people on the other hand, are lazy, inconsistent and generally oblivious to whether or not they’re being ambiguous.
minus-squareSatyrSack@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours ago Regular people on the other hand, are lazy, inconsistent and generally oblivious to whether or not they’re being ambiguous. me_irl
Professors and engineers, in my experience, tend to say “quote… the thing… end quote”. Regular people on the other hand, are lazy, inconsistent and generally oblivious to whether or not they’re being ambiguous.
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