I’ve been noticing a trend on this site and I can’t ignore it anymore.
Quotations are used to indicate the exact words someone else may have spoke or put into type.
Using quotations when not directly quoting someone throughout the internet is a way of being flippant through type.
Unless you intend on being flippant or are directly quoting someone, please don’t use quotes -your written words which lack facial expression, tone and inflection may reflect a tone you did not intend.
Sorry, dude. I had to do it!
But… “I like using quotes!”
Like this?
Or like like this?
“Using quotations when not directly quoting someone throughout the internet is a way of being flippant through type.”
Oh, just curious, of what Middle School are you Vice Principal?
M_P
What’s wrong with being flippant? Is it considered “rude” or not “nice enough” for the internet?
Quotes are useful for replying to someone specific or someones specific post in a thread of hundreds of posts. Otherwise every thread would be a mosh pit of posts.
It’s also a means of conveying “inflection” in text. Being that the visual cues of normal interaction are missing, it lends itself to emphasis.
I think you put the em-phasis on the wrong sy-llable. 
Exactly!!!
Oh great, I grew up my whole life with my mother correcting my English and writing skills(she has a doctorate in English). I thought I had taken my last English class in college long ago; but here it is again smacking me in the face on one of my favorite forums. I can’t get away from it. I guess it’s one of those things that follows you for life.
im still confused as to what is “proper”…
F-you
or “F- you”
i must be feeling nice today, i even censored myself. :eek:
When someone “quotes” every other “word” like “this”
It’s a way of being flippant -a way of subtly being a dick
There are a number of other acceptable uses of quotation marks in various style journals. Do a google search for “scare quotes” and I bet you come up with a good start.
Panzerr - the quote Nazi.
Flippant- lacking proper respect or seriousness
Maybe I’m stuck on your use of the word flippant. I think the more quotes the better. We already have too much “You talkin’ to me” issues. Plus you can point out the exact part you are refering to, since sometimes people can be making many points in a post.
Panzerr - you do realize that you will now be the most quoted person on M4C.
The internet is serious business!!
For a second there, I thought I was on TOS.
i defer to this video for the proper use of quotation marks.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2331/saturday-night-live-update—bennett-brauer
“You CANNOT be serious!”
I have a few grammar peeves that get under my skin when I see them, and especially when I see them repeatedly. I generally have to remind myeslf that this is the internet, though this is a relatively well-behaved corner of it, and that some things aren’t worth the time and effort when you are dealing with a global audience.
Summary:
Lighten up, Francis.
P.S.- Did I mention that a sense of humor helps as well?
The irony of quoting a movie without using quotation marks in this thread is just pure unadulterated awesome.
edited to add: Quotation marks would not have been grammatically appropriate, just funny.