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The quotation marks denote a very specific form of usage, one that generally implies a disregard/disrespect for those who use the word legitimately. Using the
by DropInIn 3y ago
The quotation marks denote a very specific form of usage, one that generally implies a disregard/disrespect for those who use the word legitimately.
Using the word isn't the issue, it's How you use it.
Like using the word Jew. It's fine if you're saying "I'm a Jew" but not fine if you say "Get a load of that Jew over there".
Is that clear enough?
- imran0 3y ago[flagged]
- lostlogin 3y agoIt’s funny, I’d have said that calling everything woke or seeing wokeness everywhere was a pseudo-religion. Criticising something is fine, but doing it by calling the issue ‘work’ just doesn’t seem to add to any argument.
- inferiorhuman 3y agodoing it by calling the issue ‘work’ just doesn’t seem to add to any argument. Well that's what they get for typing with their fingers covered in pudding.
- worthless-trash 3y agoI disagree with your definition. Quotation marks reference the quoted word when used in context. Btw, has this subthread been pruned from from the main discussion thread ?
- DropInIn 3y agoThe use of quotations on a Single word which had no unusual usage in common parlance and which was not being used to request clarification is implicitly being air quoted... Y'know, the thing bigots do to cowardly deride others. Are you playing a game here?