Michele points out the mother of all ridiculous scare quotes.
Infuriating.
Ah, what a nice way to start the morning.
Posted by sheilaI love picking on the BBC as much as the next guy, but their scare quotes are so over the top that it's almost like they have a weird way of indicating they are quoting sources inside the headline, so instead of saying:
Reports Indicate Kurds Killed In Syria Clashes
they say
Kurds 'Killed' In Syria Clashes
It's stupid either way, of course, but I find it too hard to believe they actually are saying that the act of killing is a matter your own relative viewpoint or something.
A long time ago, I was driven batty by the sight of a truck carrying snack foods with the following written on it in large letters:
The 'Great' Name in Fun Foods!
Posted by: Ash at March 19, 2004 05:02 PM