Finger quotes?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p>“<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="celebrate">celebrate</span>,’” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accentuate">accentuate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span>. “<span word="But">But</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coping">coping</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="quotation">quotation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> (“...”) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="celebrate">celebrate</span>”.</p><p><span word="Meaning">Meaning</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> “<span word="celebrate">celebrate</span>” <span word="seriously">seriously</span>. <span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>. <span word="Guys">Guys</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="excuses">excuses</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>: “<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="over">over</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="Thank">Thank</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>,” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="air">air</span> <span word="quotes">quotes</span>”, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twitch">twitch</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thrice">thrice</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simulate">simulate</span> <span word="quotation">quotation</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> (“…”).</p>
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