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by secondcoming 1406 days ago
Oh no. Is that really why you think people use quotes, or are you trolling? I hope you are.
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mywittyname 1406 days ago
Quoting entire sentences is fine. But anymore, news is quoting literally single words without any citations.

/u/secondcoming asks, "are you trolling? I hope you are."

Vs.

User "trolls" forum. Posters respond to "quotes" with "oh no."

Seriously, about 80% of FN headlines contain one or two word mini-quotes.

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secondcoming 1405 days ago
Right, but it's not "air quotes". Those have an element of sarcasm.
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