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To: ColdWater

Why the quotation marks then, Shakespeare?


117 posted on 02/19/2009 6:03:07 PM PST by Cedric
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To: Cedric
Why the quotation marks then, Shakespeare?

Ask him. Maybe for this?

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Quotation Marks for Words

Use quotation marks to indicate words used ironically, with reservations, or in some unusual way.

Example:

The great march of "progress" has left millions impoverished and hungry.

119 posted on 02/19/2009 6:07:33 PM PST by ColdWater
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