: Re: Using quotes for sarcastic text Are quotes only for spoken text? Can I use quotes to emphasize sarcasm, like when somebody physically makes quote symbols with their fingers while reading?

I've only seen people make quote symbols with their fingers while speaking, not reading. If someone's speaking, you already have a set of quotes, you'd have to alternate between single and double quotes to keep them apart.

"As you can see, this 'premium' product is, in fact, a piece of garbage."

Sure, works for me. If you want to know for certain, consult a style guide like the Chicago Manual of Style (only available to subscribers, alas).

Load Full (0)

: I use the Gollum wiki. It works well for me. There's no database, just wiki-formatted text files. It uses the git version control system so you have a history of every change you make (and

@Ogunnowo420

Load Full 0 Comments

: How can I prepare for a career in instruction writing and editing? To technical background authors (e.g. Isaac Rabinovitch) who would possibly work in teams with non-technically trained writers:

@Ogunnowo420

Load Full 1 Comments

: How long on average does a major house 'consider' a book before rejecting or accepting it My first two fiction books are with a top publishing house. They have had them for three months. Six

@Ogunnowo420

Load Full 1 Comments

: Humor in a fantasy setting I'm creating a story based on the D&D Forgotten Realms campaign. Considering the main adversary in this case is a balor demon named Bob, an ally of the adventurers

: Re: Using quotes for sarcastic text Are quotes only for spoken text? Can I use quotes to emphasize sarcasm, like when somebody physically makes quote symbols with their fingers while reading?

More posts by @Ogunnowo420

: I use the Gollum wiki. It works well for me. There's no database, just wiki-formatted text files. It uses the git version control system so you have a history of every change you make (and

: How can I prepare for a career in instruction writing and editing? To technical background authors (e.g. Isaac Rabinovitch) who would possibly work in teams with non-technically trained writers:

: How long on average does a major house 'consider' a book before rejecting or accepting it My first two fiction books are with a top publishing house. They have had them for three months. Six

: Humor in a fantasy setting I'm creating a story based on the D&D Forgotten Realms campaign. Considering the main adversary in this case is a balor demon named Bob, an ally of the adventurers

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top