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inverted comma vs scare quote

scare quote vs inverted comma

inverted comma and scare quote both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inverted comma Yes No No No
scare quote Yes No No No
As nouns, scare quote is a hyponym of inverted comma; that is, scare quote is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inverted comma:
  • inverted comma: a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
  • scare quote: the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
Other hyponyms of inverted comma include single quote, double quotes.
inverted comma (noun) scare quote (noun)
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
Difference between inverted comma and scare quote

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