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Is there a particular reason underwater is in quotes here? It IS an (insane) underwater startup. The fact that it is underwater does not need to be quoted.
by sspencer 18y ago
Is there a particular reason underwater is in quotes here? It IS an (insane) underwater startup. The fact that it is underwater does not need to be quoted. I think people have completely lost touch with what quotation marks mean.
Sorry to be nitpicky, but I am getting tired of seeing completely wrong uses of quotation marks everywhere.
- noonespecial 18y agoI used underwater in this case because it is often said that a startup is underwater when they are in debt. The quotes for the double meaning. Apologies if I got it "wrong". :)
- gruseom 18y agoYou really need to take a trip to the "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks. http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/ http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/ Update: looks like their snarky literal interpretations are running a bit weak lately, but the photos people send in are still really good.
- TrevorJ 18y agoI tend to "agree" with you here. ;-) I read it as a subtle pun on the normal usage of underwater as it pertains to startups - that is to say, using the term underwater to mean the company is losing money.