red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1113
arrow-up1113message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareZorsithlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoIt’s the verbal equivalent of quotation marks done as a hand gesture.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 month agoYeah—I think the canonical usage is to hold up your fingers as you say “quote unquote”, then lower your hands when the quote is complete.
minus-squareswab148@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoOne hand for quote, the other for unquote
minus-squarehalf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIf anyone did this in front of me I would smack them in the mouth.
It’s the verbal equivalent of quotation marks done as a hand gesture.
Yeah—I think the canonical usage is to hold up your fingers as you say “quote unquote”, then lower your hands when the quote is complete.
One hand for quote, the other for unquote
If anyone did this in front of me I would smack them in the mouth.