Candorville by Darrin Bell

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  1. Margueritem

    MargueritemGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    And I see that you’re headed there, Lemont.

  2. pschearer

    pschearerGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    They are called “scare quotes” and they have their uses in expressing irony or sarcasm.

    For example: Obama has a plan to “reform” health care.

  3. myhaircut

    myhaircutGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    Darrin Bell, you are my new hero.

    I was at the mall yesterday and there was a big sign advertising a contest where kids could “WIN” a “Laptop”. I was confused. Was the winner really going to win something? If they did win, was the prize really going to be a laptop or was it going to be a fake? I actually asked the kid in charge of the contest, but he looked at me like I was made out of cheese. I wish I were rich enough to walk around distributing copies of “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” to people in public places.

  4. pschearer

    pschearerGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    “What’s that in the road? A head?”

    Punctuation matters.

  5. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, 3 months ago

    For my purposes here, I’ve found that bold works better to draw attention to a word.

  6. taber

    taber said, 3 months ago

    Scare quotes are legit. The worst is using quotes for emphasis. Advertisements seem guilty of that the most often.

    “fresh” seafood
    great “beer”
    hamburger 100% quality “beef”