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From	Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at>
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Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> wrote:
> On 11-04-07 05:36 AM, Andreas Leitgeb wrote:
>> (*): 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.

Thanks for the info!

> 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.

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calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-06 20:48 +0000
  Re: calling own methods from constructor Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-06 23:06 +0100
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-06 18:24 -0400
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 08:44 +0000
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-07 04:14 -0700
          Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 12:32 +0000
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-07 05:55 -0700
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 08:10 -0700
              Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 20:31 +0000
                Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 14:10 -0700
                Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 22:15 +0000
                Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 21:22 -0400
              Re: calling own methods from constructor Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-07 23:08 +0100
                Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 21:24 -0400
                Re: calling own methods from constructor "Mike Schilling" <mscottschilling@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-09 22:06 -0700
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-07 23:10 +0100
              Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 22:24 +0000
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 07:19 -0400
          Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 12:24 +0000
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-04-06 20:46 -0400
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 08:36 +0000
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-04-07 07:16 -0300
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 11:26 +0000
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Paul Cager <paul.cager@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-07 03:20 -0700
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 11:36 +0000
  Re: calling own methods from constructor Owen Jacobson <angrybaldguy@gmail.com> - 2011-04-06 22:23 -0400
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 09:13 +0000
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Tobias Blass <tobiasblass@gmx.net> - 2011-04-07 10:58 +0000
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 12:19 +0000
          Re: calling own methods from constructor Alessio Stalla <alessiostalla@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 10:40 -0700
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Tobias Blass <tobiasblass@gmx.net> - 2011-04-07 19:00 +0000
              Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 20:11 +0000
              Re: calling own methods from constructor Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-04-07 14:36 -0600
              Re: calling own methods from constructor Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-04-07 20:59 -0400
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-04-07 10:26 -0600
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 20:16 +0000
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <lew@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 14:05 -0700
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-04-07 16:15 -0600
          Re: calling own methods from constructor Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-07 21:28 -0400
          Re: calling own methods from constructor Owen Jacobson <angrybaldguy@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 23:21 -0400
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Owen Jacobson <angrybaldguy@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 23:39 -0400
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Owen Jacobson <angrybaldguy@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 23:58 -0400
            Re: calling own methods from constructor Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-08 20:32 +0100
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-04-07 23:05 +0100
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2011-04-07 17:38 -0600
  Re: calling own methods from constructor Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-04-07 03:20 -0700
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-07 11:32 +0000
  Re: calling own methods from constructor Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-04-08 01:51 +0200
    Re: calling own methods from constructor Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-04-08 01:56 +0200
      Re: calling own methods from constructor Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-04-08 09:30 +0000
        Re: calling own methods from constructor Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-04-08 20:02 +0200

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