A “Blog” to “See”

Sarcastic and snarky, The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks takes the greengrocers apostrophe concept to the next level

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Don’t you just “love” quotes? Aren’t they some kind of “wonderful”? Do you think there should be “more” in the world?

If so, you won’t like The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, which takes on this heretofore hidden scourge with the joie de vivre that Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did a couple of years back, and all the scorn it deserves.

If it stopped there it would be amusing enough, but blogger Bethany Keeley takes it to the next level by intentionally carrying the misinterpretation through. For example, an Australian sign tacked to a tree reading exactly “BEES” ACTIVE IN THIS “AREA” garnered the following comment:

Phil saw this on the road between Adelaide and Melbourne in Australia. He writes that he didn’t see any bees. Maybe he did see a “bee” or two. Maybe by “area” they meant “continent”.

It goes on. It’s funny, witty, and will definitely waste a whole lot of your valuable billable time, so for Pete’s sake, especially if you’re on a deadline, don’t go to http://quotation-marks.blogspot.com/!

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