scare quote

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von scare quote im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of the term, rather than to identify a direct quotation

the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology

Either of a pair of quotation marks used to emphasize a word or phrase or to indicate its special status, especially to express doubt about its validity or to criticize its use

Relevante Übersetzungen

scare quotes

plural form of scare quote

Türkische aussprache

sker kwōt

Aussprache

/ˈsker ˈkwōt/ /ˈskɛr ˈkwoʊt/