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> A single word or a short phrase may be enclosed in quotation marks to indicate ironic use. http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Quotation-Marks-Correctly http://www.wi
by non123 15y ago
> A single word or a short phrase may be enclosed in quotation marks to indicate ironic use.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Quotation-Marks-Correctly http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Quotation-Marks-Correctly
I think it was pretty clear that this was the case, when I read it didn't make me think that you said that.
- billswift 15y ago> A single word or a short phrase may be enclosed in quotation marks to indicate ironic use. Normally, yes. But the primary use of quotation marks is to quote - in a direct response to something someone wrote, you come across as either dishonest or stupid if you claim to be using them ironically.
- scott_s 15y agoWhen I read gergles's comment, it was clear to me that he was describing a class of sentiment, and not directly quoting who he replied to. The manner in which he did it is, to me, idiomatic English.