Inverted commas or quotation marks are punctuation marks used in pairs to mark off speech, a quotation, a phrase or a word. Both single (‘’) and double (“”) quotes are correct. Double quotation marks are preferred in US English, while both single and double quotation marks are used in. In inverted commas Used to indicate that something one just said is untruthful, ironic, or disingenuous. ('Inverted commas' is another term for quotation marks, chiefly used in British English.) We were 'taught,' in inverted commas, by the teaching assistant, but we did most of our learning independently.
in inverted commas
Used to indicate that something one just said is untruthful, ironic, or disingenuous. ('Inverted commas' is another term for quotation marks, chiefly used in British English.) We were 'taught,' in inverted commas, by the teaching assistant, but we did most of our learning independently.
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in inverted commas
BRITISH, SPOKENCOMMON If you say in inverted commas after or before a word or phrase, you are drawing attention to the word, and showing that it is not an accurate way to describe the situation you are referring to. So, in what sense do you see the students as disadvantaged, in inverted commas?I think that the assumptions of some people were that we would take democratic decisions, well, democratic in inverted commas. Compare with quote, unquote.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
in inverted ˈcommas
(spoken) used to show that you think a particular word, description, etc. is not true or appropriate: The manager showed us to our ‘luxury apartment’, in inverted commas. Inverted commas are another name for quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”).
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