• ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    My understanding is that quotes are used to relay what someone said verbatim, and apostrophes are used to emphasize words, to quote them informally, or to express sarcasm. Even here in the US. But this differences have become fuzzy over time.

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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      9 hours ago

      Hmmm… In the article, ‘alarming’ (as written in the headline) turns out to be a direct quote from Dr. Sanjay Basu. But as you say, fuzzy.