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Quote unquote ??!!!!!!!!
I came across that idiom, and I looked it up , but still the meaning is not so clear. Could you please tell me what senses has it got ? and in what way one might use it in a sentence ?? Thanks, all of you guys :DDD
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Quote unquote is the verbal representation of preceding and following quotation marks ("..."). We use this during conversation to indicate that we are quoting somebody.
Example:
She told me to "get lost". ---> She told me to quote get lost unquote.
Example:
She told me to "get lost". ---> She told me to quote get lost unquote.
When you want to say that "these were his or her exact words" you say "and I quote..." then say what was said. You may also want to be clear when the things that were said - and that you are repeating exactly word for word- has ended. To say ".....this is where I am ending what that person said" you say, "end quote." Some say unquote- but end quote is much more accurate.
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