I find single to be too ambiguous, because single quotes can be used interchangeably with double quotes. In my mind the proper use of single quotes is to avoid ambiguity when there’s one quotation inside of another. However, maybe that’s rare enough that your suggestion is ok? I find that I like ‘scare quotes’ if and only if it is very clear to the reader. The reason “”“scare quotes””” appeals to me is that it is very “”“loud”””—like someone doing air-quotes with a really big hand gesture, plus doing a voice for emphasis.
Any thoughts on ‴scare quotes‴? Or perhaps “”scare quotes”″?
Does that include a dislike of “”“scare quotes”””?
Hum, maybe single quotes feel better? Yeah, triple is weird to me.
Eg ‘scare quotes’
I find single to be too ambiguous, because single quotes can be used interchangeably with double quotes. In my mind the proper use of single quotes is to avoid ambiguity when there’s one quotation inside of another. However, maybe that’s rare enough that your suggestion is ok? I find that I like ‘scare quotes’ if and only if it is very clear to the reader. The reason “”“scare quotes””” appeals to me is that it is very “”“loud”””—like someone doing air-quotes with a really big hand gesture, plus doing a voice for emphasis.
Any thoughts on ‴scare quotes‴? Or perhaps “”scare quotes”″?