red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down18
arrow-up1114arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11·2 years 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-up4·2 years 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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