red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 hours agoWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up186
arrow-up186message-squareWhy do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ?red_pigeon@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 21 hours agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareZorsithlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·21 hours agoIt’s the verbal equivalent of quotation marks done as a hand gesture.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 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.
minus-squareswab148@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoOne hand for quote, the other for unquote
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