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-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoI’ve heard it said both ways. For example. When the statement you’re quoting is going to be quote, short or simple, unquote. Or, if it’s going to stand on its own and be quote, unquote, some long citation that would make famous Russian authors jealous.
minus-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIndeed. With very slowly pronounced “bunny ear finger quotes” as you say it to emphasize the sarcasm.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoUsually I hear this as “quote something end quote”
I’ve heard it said both ways.
For example.
When the statement you’re quoting is going to be quote, short or simple, unquote.
Or, if it’s going to stand on its own and be quote, unquote, some long citation that would make famous Russian authors jealous.
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Indeed. With very slowly pronounced “bunny ear finger quotes” as you say it to emphasize the sarcasm.
Usually I hear this as “quote something end quote”