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On 11-04-07 05:36 AM, Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
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> (*): In German, we use double-quotes also to indicate tongue-in-cheek
> formulations that aren't to be taken entirely literally/serious.
> I've recently learned that they are not always thusly understood,
> elsewhere.  Therefore this explanation. Is there any common markup
> for it that would be recognized in the English-speaking world?

It would be quotation marks, usually double quotes, just as in German.
Even Wikipedia (in its entry for Quotation Marks) refers to the use of
quotation not only for actual quotes, but also to denote irony or
unusual usage. Quotes are also used to indicate non-literal or
self-coined meanings, or to emphasize use of the word rather than its
meaning.

Having said that, there are varying levels of literacy in the
English-speaking world. Not everyone will be aware of the other usages
for quotation marks.

AHS
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