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Unnecessary Quotation Marks
Unnecessary “quotation” marks. Makes me want to tear out my hair. [thanks nicci]
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October 15th, 2007 - 09:11
I always interrupt people who make air quotation marks and ask “what, does that mean ‘as said by bunnies’?” and make hoppy bunnies in the air. It throws them off terribly, and I get to think of happy little bunnies.
October 15th, 2007 - 09:36
Are you here with Lloyd Dobler? How did that “happen?”
October 15th, 2007 - 09:58
So funny Lisa, I thought of the same scene.
October 15th, 2007 - 12:38
Unfortunately, our quote nazi is unclear as to what makes quotation marks unecessary. Otherwise, that site would have been “hilarilous.”
October 15th, 2007 - 12:50
Hey isn’t the Spencer locksmith one correct?- I mean the quotation marks are around the whole slogan and not just the the “let you in part.”
October 15th, 2007 - 12:53
I was wondering about that one. Maggie is correct – the person that runs the site isn’t 100% “sure” what she is “doing.”
October 15th, 2007 - 12:59
I think the point is that a slogan shouldn’t really need to be quoted. Although you commonly see it done, it’s never really made sense to me. What use do the quotes serve in this case? To let me know that you’re telling me something about your company? Well, no crap — it’s on the side of your van, under your company name, of course you’re telling me something.
October 15th, 2007 - 13:09
“Ironic Doom.”
- from Frisky Dingo. Enjoy.
October 15th, 2007 - 13:13
Is the “grammer” typo ironic or just a happy coincidence?
October 15th, 2007 - 13:34
I understand that a slogan doesn’t need to be quoted, but the fact remains that if it’s being presented as a direct quote from the company owner, it should definitely be quoted.
I do not think that the listing on the Wimpy’s menu for fish and chips needs to be followed by this: “It’s a half a pound!” But I can’t necessarily fault it for being anything other than cheesy. However, the part where they say The reason they’re still commin’ back! makes me want to fuse my cutlery with my eyeball.
October 15th, 2007 - 13:46
This reminds me of the Friends episode where Joey kept using the air quotations wrong. funny funny “stuff”
October 15th, 2007 - 13:54
If the owner actually said, “We put ourselves out to let you in,” as part of a conversation with a customer or during a press conference, then I will cede that it should be quoted. Although it would be nice to see the source credited, just so I don’t confuse it with a quote from Tolstoy or Francis Bacon. :)
Unfortunately, it sounds an awful lot like a gimmicky slogan created either by a marketing professional or somebody pretending to be a marketing professional — in which case, I don’t believe quotes are necessary.
October 15th, 2007 - 13:55
I must applaud Chips. Henceforth, instead of using air quotes, I shall simply say, “As said by bunnies.” Loves it!
October 15th, 2007 - 14:38
enjoy it. it throws people off, and hopefully they’ll stop it forever.
unless things were actually said by happy bunnies.
October 15th, 2007 - 17:25
Chips – you just made me snort. “As said by bunnies” – hilarious!
October 16th, 2007 - 10:31
Chips, you made me laugh so hard, I dropped my pancreas!!