For example: "The writer writes rather disrespectfully of religion: that is, he ___izes God, 'god'.
Or: "By ___izing the main topic in this discussion, Smith implicitly tells us that he is sceptical about the reality of it."
Please help! This is driving me crazy. I am sure there is a verb for this. Or at least, if there isn't, there should be.
I'm basically getting at the sense of putting something within single quotation marks, and the effect that it has, rather than the single quotation marks themselves, which is what I have tried to get across in the above examples.
Any help greatly appreciated.
2006-09-10 06:59:04 · 3 answers · asked by CiarᮠM 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
More explanation: how would you describe what I do in the next sentences, without saying that I've put the word in single quotation marks?
She's a hippie, believes in 'energies' and all that kind of crap.
He called in sick with an 'upset stomach'.
Earl said that the 'aliens' took him in their 'spaceship' to another planet and that's why he had been missing for so long.
2006-09-10 07:28:41 · update #1
"To enclose within quotation marks" is one of the definitions of "to quote". There doesn't appear to be any special verb with the sole meaning that you specify.
2006-09-13 05:00:35 · answer #1 · answered by zlevad29 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A quote is in the double quotation marks.
A quote WITHIN a quote is in single quotation marks.
Example: Mary said "I don't understand, but Sara told me 'don't do it!', so I didn't!"
Does that answer your question?
2006-09-10 07:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by Happy Hag 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
quote
paraphrase
exemplify
2006-09-10 07:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by Heckel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋