The "right" definiution of " 'scare' quotes"

Steve K. stevek at SHORE.NET
Mon Aug 7 13:52:45 UTC 2000


On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 RonButters at AOL.COM wrote:

> Well, it will be fun to tell my Intro to Linguistics class next semester
> about how even someone as brilliant and experienced as I am can walk around
> for years with a slightly idiosyncratic definition in his head for a term of
> art in his own profession and not notice that he was marching to a different
> flautist.

Well, it's not idiosyncratic. I'm in your camp, it would seem.

I apologize for not reading everything first and then commenting!

--- Steve K.



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