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Offline Holden McGroin

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« on: October 17, 2006, 01:48:19 PM »
[rant on]

What's with all the "overuse" of "quotation marks?"

Why do "we" ... "use them" when there "is no" ... "quote" to quote?

Is the "only" reason to show some sort of "emphasis?"  Or might there be a "deep seeded" psychological or maybe "socialogical" reason we "wear out" the "quote key" of the "keyboard?"

It's getting "tiresome" to see all the "quotemarks"

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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2006, 01:56:56 PM »
Would you rather see US do THIS instead?;)
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Offline Airscrew

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« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2006, 01:58:52 PM »
it because you cant see us doing the "finger thing" you know when you hold up your hands and wiggle two fingers Quote - Unquote.
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2006, 02:00:50 PM »
Wtf are you on about. We dont do that nearly as much as we should.

Sounds like "someone" doesnt know what they are for.



mu... ha...ha.
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Offline Holden McGroin

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« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2006, 02:12:37 PM »
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Wtf are you on about. We dont do that nearly as much as we should.

Sounds like "someone" doesnt know what they are for.



mu... ha...ha.


Quote marks are for quotations.
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Offline B@tfinkV

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« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2006, 02:15:10 PM »
and message boards are for subjects worth discussing.
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Offline Stang

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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2006, 02:16:51 PM »
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Wtf are you on about. We dont do that nearly as much as we should.

Sounds like "someone" doesnt know what they are for.



mu... ha...ha.
:lol
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Offline cav58d

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« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2006, 02:20:57 PM »
Because "this" is much easier than "this"
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Offline Fishu

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« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2006, 03:11:50 PM »
Yet we all understand perfectly why quotation marks are used when they're not supposed to. What's the problem?
We also understand not to misuse quotation marks in an official context.
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Offline FiLtH

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« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2006, 03:20:13 PM »
Well as far as the "quote marks" are concerned...and their "over-use", all I can say is it "high-lites" the subject being discussed, and other than "CAPS", I don't know any other way to do "it".
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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2006, 03:23:42 PM »
Dont change the way ya do it.
If ya do
Like a bad wife.
 he'll just find someting else to complain about ;)
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Offline Vulcan

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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2006, 03:26:48 PM »
Does someone need a "hug"?

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Offline Tarmac

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« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2006, 03:31:53 PM »
Back in the typewriter days, quotes could be used in much the same way italics are supposed to be (since you can't make italics on a standard typewriter).  Now that we have word processors and italics are much easier to use it's unnecessary, but it still holds over.
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2006, 03:33:32 PM »
lol.. nice "Vulcan"
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Offline MrBill

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« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2006, 04:20:18 PM »
Well perhaps he would rather we do it like this[/COLOR][/b]  :O

code is cool. :)
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