Definitionen:
quote, unquote
British, American & Australian, American quote, end quote
something that you say when you want to show that you are using someone else's phrase, especially when you do not think that phrase is true
And to think he chose to practise law because it's a quote, unquote 'respected' profession!
Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?di...Beispiele:
There are times a president will take a position that a group of quote-unquote experts will agree with and there are times when a president will take a position that a group of quote-unquote experts won’t agree with it,” campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters today, “Sen. Clinton believes this is the right policy.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/blog/show/23176.htmlTexas quote-unquote justice is unbelievable. Rogue judges like Judge Barbara Walther should be lynched.
http://www.topix.net/forum/city/max-nd/T3RMI7...Don’t you guys get it…? YOur trying to win a culture war with those of us who are quote unquote ‘the unwashed masses’.
http://www.uncommondescent.com/intelligent-de...Kiwi, I wonder what an Elite civilization could be? Would small tribes with no inventions, quote/unquote 'culture' possibly be more 'elite' than say our quote/unquote 'civilization'? what is elite?
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