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minus-squaregianni@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m sorry for being a pedantic loser but you don’t need to use quote/unquote in text form—you can simply put quotes around the word. We use it in speech to convey that a word or phrase is quoted. I.e. ”someday”
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·2 days agoOn the one hand, yes. On the other hand, even if it is unnecessary effort, spelling it out can be a form of rhetorical emphasis distinct from simply putting it in quotes.
I’m sorry for being a pedantic loser but you don’t need to use quote/unquote in text form—you can simply put quotes around the word. We use it in speech to convey that a word or phrase is quoted.
I.e. ”someday”
On the one hand, yes.
On the other hand, even if it is unnecessary effort, spelling it out can be a form of rhetorical emphasis distinct from simply putting it in quotes.