tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post3416966347538445126..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: is you is or is you ain't my babybethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-49940255711531282882007-12-09T01:30:00.000-06:002007-12-09T01:30:00.000-06:00ooh the i. that ain't cool.ooh the i. that ain't cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-35364909059156120582007-12-08T17:45:00.000-06:002007-12-08T17:45:00.000-06:00And I only just now noticed the lower case i in BA...And I only just now noticed the lower case i in BABiES...the only lower case letter in the store name. Oh, I get it..it's a BABY i.<BR/><BR/>hmmphAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-48023340670468261212007-12-08T07:24:00.000-06:002007-12-08T07:24:00.000-06:00The letter by itself would make no sense, correct....The letter by itself would make no sense, correct. The quotes make it no more grammatically correct. I don't get your point...jspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507832018423032477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-44177429894338713802007-12-07T21:51:00.000-06:002007-12-07T21:51:00.000-06:00(Huh. I wonder if that means Sam Walton bought th...(Huh. I wonder if that means Sam Walton bought them out?) Anyway, about the signs: quotation marks, no quotation marks, frontwards, backwards- it doesn't matter. They still make no sense. The meaning is that they are babies. Who are? The employees? The owners of the corporation? Is it a plea for assistance? And what does it have to do with shopping there?Not quite the Bradyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364652276918414542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-79380889069652197882007-12-07T15:54:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:54:00.000-06:00Lucky for those of us with a pet peeve for unneces...Lucky for those of us with a pet peeve for unnecessary quote marks, we'll soon have fewer of them to contend with. Toys R Us has just revamped their signage. No more quote marks ! Now they've stuck a big star in the middle of the backwards R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-58918469445030645592007-12-07T13:34:00.000-06:002007-12-07T13:34:00.000-06:00If Toys R Us sells toys, what does Babies R Us sel...If Toys R Us sells toys, what does Babies R Us sell?<BR/>Clothes. Yeah, that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-989208701845447832007-12-07T11:02:00.000-06:002007-12-07T11:02:00.000-06:00yeah, my issues is less with the quotes and more w...yeah, my issues is less with the quotes and more with the cutesy obnoxious spelling.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-76807241132595324352007-12-07T11:01:00.000-06:002007-12-07T11:01:00.000-06:00Love your site, but I don't understand your issue ...Love your site, but I don't understand your issue with the backwards "r" in either case (Toys or Babes). The letter by itself would make no sense; it only becomes "are" when you speak it, hence the quotes.<BR/><BR/>Not <I>all</I> quotes are unnecessary. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com