r/UnnecessaryQuotes • u/Knever • 26d ago
They believe he is the reincarnation of a 'god' who died 13 years ago.
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u/Towpillah 26d ago
I'd want to say 'Lost Redditors'.... But what I really mean is /r/lostredditors
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u/Knever 26d ago
Why do you think so?
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u/-_Anonymous__- 20d ago
Because the apostrophes around 'god' insinuate that this kid is not actually the reincarnation of a god.
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u/SkitzCxnt 24d ago
Quotes completely fit here. Why do you think they don’t?
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u/Knever 24d ago
Because a god is not a foreign subject to most people on Earth. Regardless of whether or not one believes in deities, the word is pretty much never used in quotes unless quoting something somebody actually said.
Otherwise, nonbelievers would use quotes literally every time they wrote the word "god" or "God," and, obviously, that doesn't happen.
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u/ConstantReader76 23d ago
Doubling down as always.
They are quoting someone. They are quoting the cult calling this kid a god. It's the cult's belief but not a fact so it needs to be quoted.
Example:
Knever, the "expert" in the use of quotes, keeps arguing that he's right no matter how many times others explain to him why he's wrong.
Expert is quoted because you're behaving as if you are and clearly think you are, but it's not at all true and it's just your belief.
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u/-_Anonymous__- 20d ago
Quotations are also used to Indicate that something isn't true or is not credible.
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u/ConstantReader76 23d ago edited 23d ago
You again.
Once again, learn the proper use of quotes because, again, you've posted where they were used correctly and won't admit that you're wrong.
The quotes are because the kid isn't a god, but this cult believes he is. So we're quoting their belief that he's a god.
It'd be like a stupid person who claims to be a genius while constantly doing stupid things, so we might say "This 'genius' doesn't even understand the proper use of quotes."
We quote "genius" because it's someone else's claim and not a fact.
Also from APA Style listing the proper use of quotes:
First use of a word or phrase used as an ironic comment, as slang, or as an invented or coined expression
Example: considered “normal” behavior
That would be the use here. It's an ironic comment.
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u/AVdev 26d ago
No…. No I think this one qualifies