tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post5427745418247896548..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: fake polite in spanishbethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-70365748418819850822007-10-03T06:37:00.000-05:002007-10-03T06:37:00.000-05:00I've never heard that about spanish in my five yea...I've never heard that about spanish in my five years of education. Also somebody debunked the idea that that's true about german. So if somebody comes up with a language in which this is the case in standard writing, I'll listen. But probably still read it as sarcasm, because that's funny.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-37224943077977435062007-10-03T00:39:00.000-05:002007-10-03T00:39:00.000-05:00I don't know if this is true in Guatemala, but in ...I don't know if this is true in Guatemala, but in some places quotation marks are used for emphasis...so this would be okay.<BR/><BR/>Again, though, I don't know what the deal is in Guatemala.<BR/><BR/>Love this blog, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com