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Hans51 Posted 12 years ago
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The word quote without "a"
Sting, who's now 62, says he doesn't want to bequeath his kids a trust fund that will be quote, "an albatross around their necks." Sting also notes that at the rate he's spending it, he doesn't expect there'll be much left anyway. So he's just being practical. Tough love from the man who once had a hit called "King of Pain."
I have found this passage and I was wondering if we need "a" like a quote or it should be "quoted" in... his kids a trust fund that will be quote,...? Or is the word quote used itself without a as a noun or is it a mistake? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
I have found this passage and I was wondering if we need "a" like a quote or it should be "quoted" in... his kids a trust fund that will be quote,...? Or is the word quote used itself without a as a noun or is it a mistake? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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This is poorly punctuated. It should be like this: ... " "quote" is most often used this way in speech to indicate, in the absence of quotation marks, that what follows is a quote.
- This is poorly punctuated.
- It should be like this: ...
- " "quote" is most often used this way in speech to indicate, in the absence of quotation marks, that what follows is a quote.
- In this case it emphasises that Sting said those words.
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This is poorly punctuated. It should be like this:
... he doesn't want to bequeath his kids a trust fund that will be, quote, "an albatross around their necks."
"quote" is most often used this way in speech to indicate, in the absence of quotation marks, that what follows is a quote. In this case it emphasises that Sting said those words.
... he doesn't want to bequeath his kids a trust fund that will be, quote, "an albatross around their necks."
"quote" is most often used this way in speech to indicate, in the absence of quotation marks, that what follows is a quote. In this case it emphasises that Sting said those words.
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