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The author uses quotes as actual quotes instead of as scare quotes. I'm not a fan of "scare" quotes so I'd be very pleased if other journalists did the same eve

• egeozcan 6y ago
  I use "(!)" when I mean sarcasm: > Expert (!) hackers used... I hope then it's clear they are not experts really and when I say "experts" it's clear that I'm just quoting.
  • justusthane 6y ago
    I would not understand that you were using that to indicate sarcasm—I would think you were emphasizing the fact that they're experts. I also don't think that usage is in any style guide, so you're not going to see journalists doing it. On the other hand, using quotation marks to indicate sarcasm or irony is normal use and is in style guides. You just have to rely on context to differentiate. The headline of the linked article is pretty ambiguous and like GP I read them as sarcasm. I think it was a poor choice to include them at all in this case—they don't add anything to the headline.
    • egeozcan 6y ago
      I don't know why started using it but it's in wiktionary so everyone should (!) understand it: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/(!) I don't know why started using it but it's in wiktionary so "everyone should" understand it: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/(!) I guess, as you also mentioned, without enough context around it, both are hard to understand.
      • egeozcan 6y ago
        corrected link https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%28%21%29 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%28%21%29