Using quotation marks as emphasis: it's wrong.
I like this item in the New York Sun a couple of weeks ago: "...nothing cheers me up like signs written under the impression that quotation marks convey emphasis", writes John McWhorter.
See what he says? They don't convey emphasis - at least not to conservative fuddy-duddies like John and me.
TRY OUR "FAMOUS" COFFEE..."GARDEN CITY SHOPPING CENTRE"..."BAKING BREAD FOR 100 YEARS"...the new boldface is bogus!
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2 comments:
What about the insistence of using CAPS FOR EMPHASISING EVERY SMALL BORING DETAIL IN AN ARTICLE?
Or ppl who ryt in txt spk bcos dey tink itz relli kewl n ezy 2 read.
God help us.
"Notice how many people say That's a whole nother issue , and how we rarely if ever encounter 'whole nother' in print, except if a person is quoted."
No way. I have never heard that expression. I absolutely refuse to believe that. That's absurd. Nobody could ever think that was okay.
www.awholenother.com sums up my emotions on the matter.
I wish I made that site.
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