Why do people say "quote unquote" before the quote they're quoting?

[Devsman]

"I don't like this quote unquote education."

=

I don't like this "" education.

[livinggg]

So you know they don't agree with how the word is used. Like saying quote unquote delicious means to you it really isn't delicious.

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Saying "quote unquote" is dumb. Air quotes ftw, or, use intonation.

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

"Because"

[Thadeus]

I like pie.

[76561198832263061]

Messaggio originale di Devsman:

Why do people say "quote unquote" before the quote they're quoting?

people do that? you need to find better places to browse on the net bro

[Kapitein Gnapmans]

Messaggio originale di Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy:

Messaggio originale di Devsman:

Why do people say "quote unquote" before the quote they're quoting?

people do that? you need to find better places to browse on the net bro

Did you know you can communicate with people irl? Of course they don't do it online, you have quote characters for that.

[brain stew]

This colloquialism predates modern language, going as far back as the primitive days of unga bunga. You wouldn't understand if you weren't there.

[Tonepoet]

I do not know. My best guess is that the phrase usually applies to the very next word so the placement of the quotes isn't too important and they don't want to forget the unquote.

Nevertheless, it is stupid. Trying to look into the manner of its origin I found this grammar phobia article[www.grammarphobia.com] where somebody is asking why it isn't end-quote anyway. The article also points out that people used to do quote [word] unquote closer to a hundred years ago. Even as recently as 1961 we can see quote [word] unquote.[www.encyclopedia.com]

The only thing I can conclude is the same thing I frequently conclude. People are worse communicators now than they were in the past, and just do not pay attention to the nuances of their words.

Anyway, there is need to try and incorporate punctuation into speech. Just say so-called, alleged or supposed and leave it at that.

Messaggio originale di Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy:

People do that? you need to find better places to browse on the net bro

People have been doing it since before the web was popular.