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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
'in the trade' and 'in the know' Why are there quotation marks ?
0 In this sentence, why are there quotation marks for the words 01 i 00 in the trade 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 in the know 02 i 00 ? 02 br
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00 Most trades and professions have their own slang words, often shorter and simpler words for technical terms, which are used partly for convenience and partly to show that the speaker is 'in the trade' and 'in the know'. 02 br
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00 Thanks 02 br
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00 Cheers, 02 br
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00 Ernest 0-
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00 Most trades and professions have their own slang words, often shorter and simpler words for technical terms, which are used partly for convenience and partly to show that the speaker is 'in the trade' and 'in the know'. 02 br
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00 Thanks 02 br
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00 Cheers, 02 br
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00 Ernest 0-
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0 I'm not really sure. I'm thinking it's because 'in the trade' and 'in the know' are stand alone phrases that someone must have said originally, and therefore it's correct to put them in quotes? 0-
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