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Meanwhile in English we have our own apostrophe catastrophe where it's become commonplace online to add one to a plural.
by glitchc 2y ago
Meanwhile in English we have our own apostrophe catastrophe where it's become commonplace online to add one to a plural.
- FireBeyond 2y agoOr the Americanism of double quotes for emphasis: > Bob's "Big" Bookstore!
- morsch 2y agoAlso quite common in Germany. I choose to interpret them as scare quotes implying irony and smile to myself at Bob's "Big" Bookstore and the grocer selling "fresh" fish.
- bee_rider 2y agoI’ve always read those as scare-quotes, like the store is making fun of itself in some self-aware fashion for not being big. I know I am wrong but I would rather be wrong is a slightly funnier and less stupid world.
- pfdietz 2y agoIs that for emphasis, or is that to cast doubt on the word?
- g-b-r 2y agoIs that really common?
- kristjansson 2y agoEven worse with food. > Bob's "Best" Burgers what's wrong with the burgers??