Inbetween quotation marks
In speech, do people ever say 'inbetween quotation marks'?
For instance, take into consideration the following sentence:
"I think that his 'doctrine' is not so good.
But writing " 'doctrine' ", you mean it doesn't qualify as a real doctrine.
So, when saying this in speech, would anybody ever say "I think his doctrine - inbetween quotation marks - is not so good."
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People informally say "his quote unquote doctrine" or even "his quote doctrine unquote". Often, they will make "air quotes", scratching the air with the first two fingers of both hands in simulation of quotation marks as they say the dubious word.
- People informally say "his quote unquote doctrine" or even "his quote doctrine unquote".
- Often, they will make "air quotes", scratching the air with the first two fingers of both hands in simulation of quotation marks as they say the dubious word.
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People informally say "his quote unquote doctrine" or even "his quote doctrine unquote". Often, they will make "air quotes", scratching the air with the first two fingers of both hands in simulation of quotation marks as they say the dubious word.
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