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Since when does TLS warrant scare quotes around the word "encrypted"?

• Someone1234 11y ago
  Why whenever anyone quote anything someone replies criticising them for using "scare quotes?" People commonly use quotations (in English) to emphasise, or to distinguish. It is like a poor man's italics. Look at the context to decide if someone is using it to imply something is bad/evil/scary, in this case you cannot draw that conclusion. The OP is clearly just using it instead of italics.
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  • juliangregorian 11y ago
    You're full of shit. It's not a quotation. The sentence makes no sense if you put the word "encrypted" in italics rather than quote marks. HN even supports italics, so it's not like it's a needed thing. Also, your English is suspect, so don't tell me how people use quotations in English. Your reading comprehension is pretty questionable as well, seeing as you read a post criticizing Windows as not doing so. So kindly fuck right off.
    • dang 11y ago
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