red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 15 hours agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 15 hours agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareZorsithlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·15 hours agoIt’s the verbal equivalent of quotation marks done as a hand gesture.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·14 hours 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.
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