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Definition of the phrase: Quotation Fingers
Quotation Fingers - Sometimes expressed as Quotation Fingers rose to prominence in the early 21st century when a state of the union address contained 126 instances of them. The president of the United States spoke at length about This definition has been For an example of this word used in context, read this page. This page may have been updated since this "Printer Friendly" page was created. Read this passage in its current form online at www.tekjansen.com/glossary/quotation-fingers.php.
in text, quotation fingers is a symbolic means of implying irony, double-standard or potential for false statement merely by "air quoting" your statement with a pair of double-fingered bunny ears to each end of your statement. The beauty of the quotation fingers in practice is that the speaker can make an absolute statement while maintaining both polar opposites of the intended answer simultaneously. For example, you might say "Sure I slept with your wife, but I didn't enjoy it."economic growth, peace, universal medical care , deficit reduction and switch grass fuels, none of which were ever intended to be taken literally, but figuratively in a more implied or suggested sense.agreed on by all of the scholars ever employed to consider and research the matter of how correct it is… see how well that works?