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CAPS LOCK AND QUOTATION MARKS “=” Cruise Control For Emphasis, Right?

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  1. skratte says:

    FFFFFFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-

  2. Uber Cat says:

    Everybody knows sarcasm is superior to sympathy.

  3. CC says:

    Aww, but ha ha ha ha ha.

  4. Kernl_Sandrs says:

    Too bad you can’t underline, bold, or italicize text in those status updates…

    WORK ON IT, FACEBOOK.

  5. In Stitches says:

    YES! “WORK” ON “IT”, “FACEBOOK” “!”

  6. Corporate Whore says:

    I use quotes to “emphasis” keywords in my conversation. If I want to note a title of a movie, say like “Zombieland”, I would capitalized it.

    When on a forum or blog or status posting that doesn’t allow italicized, bolded, or underlined words, “quoting” is actually emphasization.

    • HappyNat says:

      No. No it’s not.

      • kraesmom says:

        Total WIN HappyNat!

      • Twolly says:

        Actually, yes it is. I learned this in school today (not even kidding).

        • buffy says:

          When referencing the name of something, quotation marks are appropriate. But if your school told you they are appropriate for “emphasization” (seriously, WTF does that even mean?), your school fails. Check out the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks.

        • Mushaboom says:

          No. It really isn’t. Do not use quotation marks for emphasis. EVER.

          You can run and tell THAT, homeboy.

        • fearofshorts says:

          Seriously?
          There are teachers out there stupid enough not to…
          Actually, thinking back to my year 9 English class, I’m not too surprised.

        • Tokoloshi says:

          Not to burst your bubble, but I’m afraid we’re living in an age in which the schools themselves are no more a reliable source of information than Heat magazine.

    • alien.anthrax says:

      “Emphasization” isn’t … … … it isn’t a word.

    • uprising resistance says:

      The fact you said (and i quote) “bolded” shows your lac of intelligence!

      it comes as no surprise that you would think it is okay to use quotations as emphasis!! o_O

    • Tokoloshi says:

      “Emphasis” is the noun, not the verb. “I would capitalized it” is the kind of sentence that would make MS Word soil itself. “Bolded” and “emphasization”… how do you even fix your fingers to type these things?

    • Steve-o says:

      Along with the grammatical errors noted above:

      >I use quotes to “*emphasize” keywords…

      You did note the title of a movie, and you did it with quotes, not caps. MULTIFAIL

  7. Cybear says:

    I’ve always emphasized using -this- method. I know it looks a bit odd, but it -does- work for me when I can’t use bold or italics.

    • elvenchakra says:

      that represents a word that has pauses on either side of it in speech, capitalizing represents being louder/stressing the word, and quotes around something that isn’t normally supposed to be quoted or underlined represent temporary sarcasm. All of these are forms of emphasis.

    • Envy says:

      I use _this_. And I do recall in certain text programs it does put the words in italics.

  8. Huh? says:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emphasization

    Sorry. Maybe this will help you:
    “http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/emphasization”

  9. blab says:

    Why is she mad that he left her for another girl? Obviously he no longer has interest in her, I know if my man wanted to see other women he could, as long as he breaks up with me first. That’s why it’s called dating geeze….

    • ClariPossum says:

      Well, according to the post, he was seeing other women at the same time as dating her. Not cool.

      And even so, dumping one woman just so you can date another is just tacky, if the current relationship you’re in is going well.

  10. random guy says:

    Let’s write a Queen song again!
    I was born to love you!

  11. MaybeBaby says:

    MAYBE SHE ALWAYS “SCREAMED” AT “HIM”!

  12. Wilson says:

    Likes WOMEN WHO “RUN” TILL THEY CANT RUN NO MORE AND FALL ON THE GROUND CRYING

  13. FAP says:

    homegirl needs to read “he’s just not that into you”

  14. Smirk says:

    So the guys are heartbroken when they leave?? Maybe she meant it’s why women are heartbroken when they leave guys. I’m “RIGHT” aren’t “I”?? “???”

    • Zenos says:

      I noticed that too. I thought it was weird that she got dumped but talked about how she breaks guys hearts. Maybe he dumped you because he knew you were going to break his heart?

  15. Sarah says:

    Anyone else reminded of Joey Tribbiani?

  16. Kitty says:

    Tell that to Dr. Evil.

  17. Jimmy401 says:

    Also spelt DECEIVE wrong…

  18. Me says:

    No wonder he left her. she sounds like a nut job!! He probably breathed a sigh of relief when she stopped being in her life.

  19. Wolverine Girl says:

    I REALLY…”HATE” IT…WHEN “PEOPLE”…USE “”"”"”QUOTES”"”"”"”…FOR “EMPHASIZATION,”…AND ALL “CAPS” YELLING BUGS “ME” TOO, BUT…THE “THING”…THAT “REALLY”…”ANNOYS” “ME”…IS THE…”POINTLESS” USE OF…ELLIPSES………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Damn, that was hard to type.

  20. Jimbo Slice says:

    What the comment should of said was I before e except after c…occasionally

  21. domerdaver says:

    I think the quotes make her sound “smart”.

  22. CheesyBalone says:

    I know someone who uses quotation marks to emphasis. She’s hilarious. My personal favourites: “My son is such a “great” guy.
    Will Smith is “sexy”.

  23. Errrrrrrrr says:

    It looks like the transcript of a Bennett Brauer rant.

  24. Fish6334 says:

    Yep, caps is a way to show emphasis


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