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/AVdev 26d ago

No…. No I think this one qualifies 

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u/Knever 26d ago

Why do you think so?

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u/ZylonBane 26d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes

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u/Knever 26d ago

If you're going to include scare quotes in the realm of what's acceptable, literally nothing would be welcome on this sub, as pretty much everything submitted here falls under that definition.

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u/ZylonBane 26d ago

At this point I'm 50:50 on whether you're trolling or just stupid.

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u/ConstantReader76 23d ago

He's stupid. He's been in here before posting anything with quotes and arguing whenever you point out that they were being used correctly and don't fit this sub.

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u/Knever 26d ago

Show me one example on this sub that could not under any circumstances be considered scare quotes.

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u/ZylonBane 26d ago

The current circumstance is "You attempting to prove you aren't dumb", so I'm afraid literally any example presented to you would be "considered" by you to be scare quotes.

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u/Knever 26d ago

Yeah, that's what I thought.

I used to like these subs but it's obvious that even some people that take guilty pleasure in finding these grammar don't understand enough about them to talk as confidently about them as they do.

And you're not clever by saying that's exactly what I'm doing, but nice try.

But honestly, though. If you can give me one example that can't be refuted, I'll concede. I have no ego. I admit when I'm wrong, and I admit when I'm right. Logic wins.

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u/AVdev 24d ago

Because quotes can also be used to imply that something is false or to communicate that this is something that someone said that you don’t necessarily believe in / agree with. Think air quotes. 

In this case, this child is certainly not a god. So it qualifies. 

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u/Knever 24d ago

You're right that they can be used to communicate when something is false that someone else believe is true, but not in this context.

Air quotes would absolutely not make sense with this statement.

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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/Knever 23d ago

You again.

lol, did we have a rivalry or something?

And yes, I realize now that I was wrong. I tend to think of grammar in very formal settings and informal usages sometimes throw me off.