On Behalf Of Martinek, Carla quoted an article that included: > Even before he knew about Keeley's blog, linguist John McWhorter wrote > an opinion article in the New York Sun arguing that quotation marks can > be considered legitimate indications of emphasis in non-standard English > (especially on hand-written signs, where bold and italics are difficult > to use). > > "Call it the new boldface," McWhorter wrote. "It is an understandable > mistake. Quotations set off something, and it's a short step from > setting something off to emphasizing it." > > I asked McWhorter in a telephone interview if it's still reasonable to > chuckle at emphatic quotation marks, even if the usage is > understandable. > > "It's a little snobbish, but we're all human," McWhorter said.
To which I reply: "Linguist" John McWhorter, huh? Ri-i-i-ight. Kevin ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
