I can think of a few things off the top of my head that I hope never to use: math, a fire extinguisher, Pepto Bismol, and the flotation device on the bottom of my seat cushion on an airplane. In ...
Much has been said about misused quotation marks. Photos of signs boasting about “fresh” seafood and “free” refills abound on the Internet, offering a good laugh at the expense of business owners who ...
I love finding examples of random quotation marks in sentences. I've written about this amusing practice before, but I was determined to find fresh examples after a reader asked about them recently.
What reporters put between quotation marks isn't simply a quotation. It's a choice about what they believe the person said -- or should have said. Post staff members disagree among themselves and some ...
On July 13, The Gazette told the story of Tanager Place running a first-of-its-kind Freedom School in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Community School District. The students who attend Freedom ...
US-based fashion label Off-White has filed a trademark infringement complaint, which claims it has common law trademark rights for using quotation marks around words.