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by Crito 4566 days ago
> No, it's completely non-standard to place quotes around just one word from an original source.

It is non-standard in your particular dialect of English. It is common and accepted in others.

See the discussion on the use of quotes in this HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6446077

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One might even say it's "traditional".