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[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

You are talking about puncuation marks there. So no - just like you don't say january 30th comma 2005. There is a difference - since punctuation marks are understood through inflection and pauses in speech. Punctuations marks are just there to show that on paper.

I know, I was kidding!

Originally Posted by jerseydevil

Concerning quotes though - that is often spoken - such as when you are doing this... He quote wrote his own paper. Whereas written it would be... He "wrote his own paper" and is used to indicate that you don't really believe it and you are being rather sarcastic.

Yes, that's a better example. There's no real way, aside from conveying sarcasm through writing, to actually write air quotes in. That's a better example.

EDIT: Here's a cartoon of someone doing air quotes.

[Butterbeer]

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

I know, I was kidding!

Yes, that's a better example. There's no real way, aside from conveying sarcasm through writing, to actually write air quotes in. That's a better example.

EDIT: Here's a cartoon of someone doing air quotes.

looks like Frankenstein to me!
though maybe a 21st C lawyer version (p'raps in a dark armani suit?)