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Not a linguist or anything, but I'd say there's really just two categories: direct quotes (usually with a source), and then scare quotes which are used to commu
by smolder 6y ago
Not a linguist or anything, but I'd say there's really just two categories: direct quotes (usually with a source), and then scare quotes which are used to communicate that you don't endorse the usage of the contained word(s).