▲ 114 ▼ Why do people say "quote unquote something" and not "quote something unquote" ? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by red_pigeon@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's the verbal equivalent of quotation marks done as a hand gesture. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah—I think the canonical usage is to hold up your fingers as you say “quote unquote”, then lower your hands when the quote is complete. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) One hand for quote, the other for unquote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] half@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If anyone did this in front of me I would smack them in the mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah—I think the canonical usage is to hold up your fingers as you say “quote unquote”, then lower your hands when the quote is complete. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) One hand for quote, the other for unquote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] half@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If anyone did this in front of me I would smack them in the mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) One hand for quote, the other for unquote permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] half@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If anyone did this in front of me I would smack them in the mouth. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] half@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago If anyone did this in front of me I would smack them in the mouth. permalink fedilink source parent