[_4lri]

Is it possible to call someone on this in conversation without being rude? e.g. "What do you mean 'it turns out'?"

[machrider]

"Cool, where did you learn that?"

[Semiapies]

But that's too much like conversationally asking a question about a detail, instead of leaping on a harmless locution with an intent to prove superiority.

What good is that?

[cellis]

"Care to cite some specific examples?"

or, brasher

"Citation needed."

[nollidge]

> "Citation needed."

And you have to hold your hands up to indicate [square braces].

[Groxx]

Or, if you're going for wiki-formatting, you somehow need to crook your hands & fingers into weird {{double-curly braces}}. Seems more painful than air-quotes...

[nollidge]

Might be possible with shadow-puppetry... I'll work on it this weekend and publish the RFC on Monday.

[dasil003]

Nope, you went one too far.

[Semiapies]

Make sure never to say anything like, "I was curious about X - what were some specific example?", though.

That might be too socially functional.

[TheSOB88]

I'd be more concerned with people doing it in essays.