50 Cases Of Misused Quotation Marks That Produced Some Funny, Some Worrying, And Some Disturbing Sentences

It is funny how those little things completely change the meaning...

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• August 21, 2022

Ah, those quotation marks... So much confusion, and so much laughter.

Let's quickly review quotation marks for all the grownup kids out there who didn't particularly enjoy grammar lessons because it will be important to understand the warped and alternate interpretations given in this post. In order to distinguish between direct speech, a quotation, or a sentence, these punctuation marks are typically employed in pairs in different writing systems.

You want to use quotation marks with direct quotes, with titles of certain works, to imply alternate meanings, and to write words as words. In certain instances, quotation marks are not used for real quotes but rather to convey a sarcastic undertone, an ironic acknowledgment that the object being quoted isn't exactly what it is purported to be.

Things then take an odd turn when that occurs. When quotation marks are misused, it changes the meaning of the sentence, but some people are very unaware of that.

It makes their sentences sound completely different and gives a totally different context to their statements. We have gathered some of the "shiniest" examples of blatant quote misuse, and they are funny and so very disturbing at the same time.

Let's take a look:

1. "I “Love” My “Husband” Dearly"

2. "I’ve Said It Before And I’ll Say It Again: Quotation Marks Are Not For Emphasis"

3. "Sure"

4. "I Require The "Sauce"

5. "So The Food Isn’t Fresh Then, Got It"

6. "Miami-Dade Police At Their Best"

7. "Heroes"

8. "I Don't Find This Very Reassuring"

9. "He Was Definitely Loved"

10. "The Cop Cars In Orange Country Florida All Say Making A Difference In Comic Sans With Useless Quotation Marks. Makes It Seem Like They Aren't Making A Difference"

11. "This Massage Parlor Is A Little Sus"

12. "This Is Just Suspicious All Around"

13. "I Don’t Think I Want To Know What This Means"

14. "My Cousin Got This For His 18th Birthday"

15. "I Don't Think I Want To Bring My Dog Here"

16. "Thanks, I Hate The Magic Stool Bus"

17. "Is “Dipping Powder” Code For Coke?"

18. "Husband"

19. "Are You Implying It Was Me Who ... In The Grass?"

20. "Jesus"

21. "Quietly Move My Cat Indoors"

22. "Duck"

23. "I Think I’ll Pass"

24. "Now That's A Clever Slogan"

25. "Wet"

26. "The Pharmacy Thinks I'm Fueling Someone's Drug Habit"

27. "Vaguely Threatening Church"

28. "Something Tells Me I'm Not Going To Get A Prize Every Time"

29. "How Touching"

30. Alleged “Filmmaker”

31. "So What Kind Of Milk Are We Talking, Exactly?"

32. "Found This Subtle Threat In Pakistan"

33. "It's There To Fool The Horses"

34. "Birds"

35. "Our" Community

36. "Spotted At A Restaurant In Town"

37. "The What Sauce?"

38. "Just Saw This In A McDonald's"

39. "Threatening Church"

40. "Appropriate Suspicious Quotes"

41. "When You Find Out That You're Adopted"

42. "Found At My Local "Mall Sword Store""

43. "I Don't Understand What They Were Trying To Accomplish With The Quotes"

44. "The Place You Go When You Need A Negative Test"

45. "No Wonder It’s So Small"

46. "Is It Tho? As Seen Heading North On I-95 In Boca Raton, FL Yesterday"

47. "Guitar Lessons"

48. "What Kind Of Hotel Is This?"

49. "This Sign At A Hotel I Stayed In Last Night"

50. "Patient Survey"

Quotes receive significantly less attention than periods and commas do. In a sentence, you're more likely to use a comma or a period than a quote.

So, people kind of forget to use it properly. Most of the posts we've seen show people thinking that quotation marks are used to emphasize things.

Damjan