Friday, April 17, 2015

Friday FAIL


It's Friday, and once again I'm sharing one of my pet peeves: the unnecessary use of quotation marks. When you put quotes around a word, it implies that you are being sarcastic or ironic, and that the word itself is in doubt. Here are some examples:




Free, huh? What's the catch? Nothing's really free, amirite?





Who graduated from the medical school in American Samoa by correspondence course.





Single quotes also used improperly.





Okay, so what's really behind the door?


Now let's review what we have learned. Hermione says, "Complete the Caption without using any quotation marks unless you are indicating speech, OK?"
From Hermione's Heart

12 comments:

Roz said...

Great fails Hermoine. I'm probably guilty of using quotation marks incorrectly on occasion.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

Hugs
Roz

stay at home mom said...

Hi Hermione, these are too funny, and I fully get you on using quotation marks the wrong way. This can be pretty annoying... and funny :)

Wishing you a happy weekend.

hugs

Nina

Baxter said...

good ones. I am also guilty of using quote marks in the incorrect way and I am sure it annoys folks. Oh well, I guess I should be spanked for it.

Baxter

Unknown said...

"Guilty" as charged :)-

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Erica said...

"Stairs"? Wha?? What else could possibly be there?

Another annoying thing is when people use quotes, or ALL CAPS, for emphasis. Italics, folks. Use them.

ronnie said...

Nice ones. I'm the same as Roz, guilty at times of using quotation mark incorrectly. Thanks Hermione.

Love,
Ronnie
xx

Katie said...

Another guilty party here, Hermione!! In fact, my most recent post has a bunch... I think. LOL!

I enjoyed your post. I don't want to know what is behind that stair door. I'd probably run out of there. Many hugs,

<3 Katie

Unknown said...

According to the Grammarist, "The rules set forth in this section are customary in the United States. Great Britain and other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations are governed by quite different conventions."

"Don't sell me no 'Canadianisms' Ma'am," says "I'll punctuate it my way" MontanaVega.

To which she should respond: "Check this out:" http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

ricky said...

Well, you can be sure I wouldn't do those kinds of things.
"Honest".

Cat said...

Love your fails Hermione...would be very scared to have a "Real" Plastic Surgeon perform any procedures on my body. Have a great weekend.

Hugs and blessings...
Cat

Hermione said...

Roz - No, say it ain't so!

Nina - Yes, they can be both.

Baxter - You should be spanked very hard for it!

Lillyanna - You too? Dear, dear!

Erica - Some people just haven't come to terms with the new fonts. They still think they are using typewriters.

Ronnie - Must try harder!

Katie - Naughty, naughty!

Jon - Thanks for the link. Loved it!

ricky - You'd better not, young man!

Cat - I'd be scared too.

Hugs,
Hermione