quotes
why do people say quote unquote? like: the quote unquote normal procedure is blah blah blah. um. in text that'd be: the "" normal procedure. hrm. obviously they mean: the "normal" procedure. the quotes around normal imply that the word is being used in this context in an unusual way. today's manager was talking about the procedure we're supposed to follow but never actually do in practice. so why they heck don't people say: the quote normal unquote procedure? that's what they mean. or heh. maybe he really meant the usual definition of normal. meaning we're going to do what we always do. ie that which is literally normal. in which case he shouldn't say quote/unquote at all. unless he was trying to be deceptive. hrm. maybe this is why i suck at being a manager.